Vaccines Archives - Wisconsin Health News https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/category/vaccines/ A daily roundup of Wisconsin healthcare news. Thu, 17 Aug 2023 17:10:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Student immunization rates improve, as state begins to ‘turn the corner’ on decline seen during pandemic  https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/08/17/student-immunization-rates-improve-as-state-begins-to-turn-the-corner-on-decline-seen-during-pandemic/ Thu, 17 Aug 2023 17:10:33 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=52310 Wisconsin students are still behind in vaccinations required for school, despite an increase in the percent receiving their shots compared to the prior school year, the Department of Health Services said Wednesday. 

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]]> Lawmakers block meningitis, chickenpox requirements for students https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/03/10/lawmakers-block-meningitis-chickenpox-requirements-for-students/ Fri, 10 Mar 2023 17:18:57 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=51018 Republican lawmakers have shut down a Department of Health Services rule mandating meningitis vaccines and chickenpox disclosures from a healthcare professional for K-12 students.

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]]> Republican lawmakers have shut down a Department of Health Services rule mandating meningitis vaccines and chickenpox disclosures from a healthcare professional for K-12 students.

The Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules’ partisan 6-4 Thursday vote will also prevent DHS from updating the definition of “substantial outbreak” for child care facilities and schools to include chickenpox and meningococcal disease.

The suspension will be in place until at least April 2024.

“(The committee’s) suspension action restores the reasonable right of parents to make immunization decisions for their children,” Committee Co-Chair Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, said in a statement.

Despite the decision, DHS said in a statement the suspension “does not change our commitment to ensure every Wisconsin family has ample access to disease-preventable and life-saving vaccines.”

Sen. Chris Larson, D-Milwaukee, was among the lawmakers who voted against the suspension.

“Vaccines are the single greatest advancement in healthcare in modern history,” Larson said. “To cast doubt on their effectiveness isn’t just shortsighted, it’s deadly.”

The committee previously temporarily blocked the rule in May 2020. It went into effect earlier this year.

 – Elizabeth Casolo for Wisconsin Health News

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]]> GOP lawmakers question COVID-19 response at hearing over meningitis shot requirement https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/03/08/gop-lawmakers-question-covid-19-response-at-hearing-over-meningitis-shot-requirement/ Wed, 08 Mar 2023 18:13:03 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=50991 Republican lawmakers questioned health officials on the state’s COVID-19 response Tuesday as they seek to suspend a rule requiring seventh graders to receive the meningitis vaccine and a booster in 12th grade. 

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]]> CDC recommends public indoor masking in Barron, Rusk counties https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/03/06/cdc-recommends-public-indoor-masking-in-barron-rusk-counties-2/ Mon, 06 Mar 2023 16:28:11 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=50964 Federal health officials recommend public indoor masking in Barron and Rusk counties in northwestern Wisconsin due to high COVID-19 community levels.

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]]> Lawmakers to hold public hearing on new vaccine requirements https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/02/28/lawmakers-to-hold-public-hearing-on-new-vaccine-requirements/ Tue, 28 Feb 2023 16:56:03 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=50904 The head of a legislative committee charged with reviewing administrative rules wants to suspend a new policy that, in part, requires seventh graders to receive the meningitis vaccine and 12th graders to receive a booster shot.

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]]> Sen. Johnson seeks to bar federal dollars for providers that deny care over COVID-19 vaccination status https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/02/16/sen-johnson-seeks-to-bar-federal-dollars-for-providers-that-deny-care-over-covid-19-vaccination-status/ Thu, 16 Feb 2023 17:48:52 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=50806 Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and nine other GOP senators have introduced a bill that would bar healthcare facilities from receiving federal funds if they deny care to patients based on their COVID-19 vaccination status. 

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