Vaccine Information:
Being up to date on your COVID-19 vaccines ensures you have the best protection possible against severe illness, hospitalization, and death.
To be up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines, you will need to be fully vaccinated and get a booster dose when eligible.
- The primary series includes two doses of Moderna or Pfizer or one dose of Johnson & Johnson.
- People who are moderately to severely immunocompromised should get an additional primary dose for the best protection.
- Everyone 12 years and older should get a booster dose to stay up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines and boost protection against COVID-19.
To find a vaccine near you, go to vaccines.gov or vacunas.gov.
Testing Information:
If you are feeling ill or if you may have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, using a COVID-19 self-test is a safe and highly effective method for detecting COVID-19 infection.
Self-tests can be purchased at local pharmacy or retail stores, and each U.S. household is eligible to receive 2 sets every 30 days of free COVID-19 self-tests at COVID.gov.
In addition to at-home self-tests, community testing sites remain accessible across Wisconsin. Find a site near you by dialing 211 or visiting the DHS Community Testing information page.
Reminder: Turn on Your Wisconsin Exposure Notification App
WI Exposure Notification is a smartphone app that uses Bluetooth Low Energy technology to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin. Once you activate the app, your phone exchanges anonymous signals with other phones that are near it for at least 15 minutes. If somebody who has the app tests positive for COVID-19, they can then send an anonymous alert using the app to those other phones. This will allow people who are close contacts to quickly get the care they need and avoid exposing others to the virus.
The app is available for download from the Google Play Store or can be enabled in Settings on your iPhone. Remember, if you test positive for COVID-19, use the notification in the app to alert others who have been in close contact with you.
For more information on the Wisconsin Exposure Notification App, please see our webpage.
COVID-19 Therapeutics: What You Need to Know
If you are unlikely to have an adequate response to COVID-19 vaccination due to a compromised immune system, there is a highly effective preventive medication that you can take called Evusheld. Evusheld showed a 77% reduction in the risk of developing symptomatic COVID-19 compared to placebo in clinical trials. If your doctor recommends this medication to you, we urge you to take it.
If you experience symptoms of COVID-19, get tested right away and talk to your healthcare provider about available treatment options. Your healthcare provider will review your health history and determine whether any of these treatments are right for you.
Most of the available treatments need to be started within 5 days of symptom onset, so do not delay. Get tested right away. Click here to learn more about available treatments.
Gov. Evers has invested $1 billion of Wisconsin’s federal funds in small businesses and other industries impacted by the pandemic, $200 million of which was invested in the travel and tourism, hotels and lodging, and entertainment industries alone. Gov. Evers has invested $1 billion of Wisconsin’s federal funds in small businesses and other industries impacted by the pandemic, $200 million of which was invested in the travel and tourism, hotels and lodging, and entertainment industries alone.
Gov. Tony Evers announced he will be investing an additional $25 million into the popular and successful Main Street Bounceback Grant Program, which has already helped more than 4,200 small businesses and nonprofits across all 72 Wisconsin counties rebound from the pandemic. In total, today's announcement brings the governor's total investment in the program to $75 million, which will enable 2,500 more small businesses and nonprofits to fill empty storefronts throughout the state. A recent analysis of state allocations showed that as a share of federal aid received by states, Wisconsin ranks second in the country for aid directed to economic development and first in the country in aid to businesses.
The deadline for grant applications for the Main Street Bounceback Grant Programhas been extended to Dec. 31, 2022, and grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis until all the funds are disbursed.
ICYMI: Recent COVID-19 News
COVID-19 by the Numbers
• Cases • Deaths • Disease Activity • Race and Ethnic Disparities • Vaccine
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