Reminder: Get Your Child Vaccinated This Summer
Don’t forget to get your children ages 12 and older vaccinated against COVID-19. There are many ways to find a vaccine appointments such as searching on Vaccines.gov, calling 2-1-1, or visiting the DHS vaccine webpage. To learn more about COVID-19 and how it impacts children, visit our COVID-19: Resources for Parents and Guardians.
Reducing Barriers to Advance Equity through COVID-19 Vaccination
As part of our $6.2 million grant program to promote vaccine equity, local and tribal health departments, vaccinators, and community-based organizations are finding ways to ensure underserved and historically marginalized populations have the opportunity to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Here are a few examples of the work our partners are doing:
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Literacy Network hosted a vaccine mini-lesson the first week of June.
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Safe & Sound held a successful Facebook Live Q and A session about the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Rebalanced-Life Wellness Association released a new PSA promoting the COVID-19 vaccine.
Learn What You Can Do After You Are Fully Vaccinated.
Emerging research shows that getting your COVID-19 vaccine means you can start returning back to activities you did before the pandemic. For updated guidance and to learn ways you can continue protecting yourself and your loved ones post-vaccination, visit our COVID-19: After You Are Fully Vaccinated page.
Learn Ways to Promote COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence
DHS provides training for organizations, groups, or interested parties around key vaccine messaging and how to talk to individuals who are vaccine hesitant. This presentation can be tailored to your organization or group to best reach the individuals you serve. Please email dhscovidvaccinator@wi.gov for more information.
Want to Host an On-Site Vaccination Clinic?
Summer programs, sporting programs, faith-based, schools, community-based organizations or community events who want to hold an on-site clinic for a group of individuals ready to be vaccinated, can communicate their interest to DHS by filling out the vaccination clinic matching survey and learn more on the DHS COVID-19 vaccine partner resources webpage. Employers can also hold an on-site clinic for their employees and their families, visit our COVID-19: Businesses, Employers, and Workers webpage to sign up.
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