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2 }) `& b" ^' |2 {1 H4 W; l. { MADISON, Wis. AP 鈥?Assembly Republicans grilled health officials with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers administration Thursday about the slow pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in Wisconsin, saying the process is a cumbersome mess.The Assemblys health committee held a hearing to learn more about the states distribution p stanley cup usa rocess. The committees chairman, Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, began the proceeding by telling Lisa Olson, an assistant deputy secretary at the Department of Health Services, that lawmakers dont know what to tell constituents who are desperate for a shot.Department projections that vaccinations for the general public wont begin until summer are unacce stanley cup ptable, he said. The state is still in the first phase of vaccinations, which calls for inoculating health care workers and nursing home residents. An advisory committee is still gathering public comments on who should be included in the next phase. The process thats in place just seems overly bureaucratic and cumbersome, Sanfelippo said. We need to tell the public heres the day when we expect to do this group, heres the date we when expect to do that group. The minute we get a vaccine from the federal government it should be in and out the next day and in someones arm. Olson said the health department is ready to set up mass vaccination centers and d stanley mug eciding who should be inoculated in the second phase should be a public process. But she insisted that the state is simply not getting enough doses from the federal government. Doses |
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