Public Health Madison & Dane County

On 10/22/2021, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced its support of the CDC and FDA recommendations to expand eligibility for COVID-19 booster shots. Public Health Madison & Dane County is now able to provide booster doses to certain people who received Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s a look at who is now eligible.

On 9/27/2021, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) updated its guidance on boosters, following the FDA authorization and CDC recommendation that some Wisconsin residents who received the Pfizer vaccine should get a booster shot six months after getting their second dose.

As a trusted person in someone’s life, you are the most valuable resource in encouraging them to get vaccinated.

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All three vaccines are extremely effective at preventing severe disease, hospitalization, and death.

Please note this blog post was published on February 5, 2021. For the most up-to-date vaccination information, visit our vaccination page.

Now that a highly effective vaccine is making its way into arms across the country, the question of “When will it be time to go back to normal?” is asked with more regularity (and hopefulness!).

Information about vaccine safety is coming from a lot of angles. This blog post presents a summary of information.

A COVID-19 vaccine is authorized for use, but there will not be enough doses right away to vaccinate everyone. Read to find out who gets it first and why.

Read what was involved in the process of authorizing the vaccine.