Hank Aaron, civil rights leaders get vaccinated in Georgia

Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, former U.N. Ambassador and civil rights leader Andrew Young and former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Louis Sullivan got vaccinated against COVID-19 in Georgia on Tuesday, hoping to send a message to Black Americans that the shots are safe.

Biden to speed up release of coronavirus vaccines

President-elect Joe Biden will release most available COVID-19 vaccine doses to speed delivery to more people, a reversal of the Trump administration policy, his office said Friday.

Panel votes to add 1M Wisconsinites to next COVID-19 vaccine phase

A state vaccine advisory panel approved a plan for the next phase of vaccine distribution that includes more than one million Wisconsinites.

Pfizer study suggests vaccine works against virus variant

New research suggests that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine can protect against a mutation found in two contagious variants of the coronavirus that erupted in Britain and South Africa.

Prisoners could get vaccine before some seniors, frontline workers

The first phase of Wisconsin's COVID-19 vaccine plan is less than 20% complete. But state health officials are already looking ahead to who gets it next.

Milwaukee preps Wisconsin Center for vaccine rollout

In the next several days, health officials are expecting hundreds more vaccine doses to arrive and be stored and distributed at the Wisconsin Center.

Walgreens, CVS to finish 1st round of COVID-19 vaccinations by Jan. 25

The two retail pharmacy chains announced that their COVID-19 vaccine efforts are underway at skilled nursing facilities, which require a higher acuity of patient care.

COVID-19 vaccinations to begin for City of Milwaukee workers

Fire department and health department staff will receive the first round of doses, starting Thursday, Jan. 7.

US could accelerate COVID-19 vaccination pace, give 1M per day, says Fauci

The U.S. could soon be giving at least a million COVID-19 vaccinations a day despite the sluggish start, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday.

Many WI frontline workers due for 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine

As vaccinations of frontline workers continue, nearly 12,000 people are due for their second dose of the vaccine.

UK ramps up vaccinations with first Oxford-AstraZeneca injection

Britain has taken another giant step in the fight against COVID-19, ramping up its immunization program by giving out the first shots in the world from the vaccine created by Oxford University and pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca.

Fauci sees 'glimmer of hope' as US COVID-19 vaccinations ramp up

Fauci said he has seen “some little glimmer of hope” after 1.5 million doses were administered in the previous 72 hours, a strong increase in vaccinations.