FOR Quick RELEASE: March 17, 2023
Milwaukee Well being Division Announces Upcoming Adjustments to COVID-19 Solutions
MILWAUKEE – Following the announcement of the expiration of the federal emergency declaration on Could 11, and the finish of the Wisconsin Division of Well being Solutions Neighborhood Testing Help Plan, the Milwaukee Well being Division announces upcoming alterations to COVID-19 neighborhood vaccination and testing websites.
Right now, March 17, will be the final day COVID-19 vaccination is available at the Menomonee Valley COVID-19 Drive-Thru Clinic (2401 W. St. Paul Ave.). COVID-19 vaccination will continue to be readily available for free of charge without having an appointment at Milwaukee Well being Division clinics. Hours of operation are readily available at Milwaukee.gov/COVIDvax.
On Monday, April three, vaccination clinic hours will adjust. The new vaccination clinic hours, which will be readily available on the Milwaukee Well being Division site, will be:
- Southside Well being Center (1639 S. 23rd St.)
Monday, three – six p.m.
Tuesday, 1 – four p.m. - Northwest Well being Center (7630 W. Mill Rd.)
Wednesday, three – six p.m. - Keenan Sexual Well being Clinic (3200 N. 36th St.)
Friday ten a.m. – 1 p.m.
Ultimately, Saturday, April 15 is the final day the COVID-19 neighborhood testing internet site at Menomonee Valley will be in operation. Even with the closure of the Milwaukee Well being Division-run neighborhood testing websites, COVID-19 is not eradicated from our neighborhood and your testing selections are not gone.
At-property fast tests will continue to be readily available via the Say Yes COVID Tests system till the finish of Could. Households can location a single order per month, per household. Ten tests are incorporated in each and every order. Each and every property can also order a single set of 4 free of charge at-property tests at COVIDtests.gov. Moreover, tests can be bought in shops, pharmacies, and on-line. Insurance coverage corporations, Medicaid (BadgerCare), and Medicare are necessary to reimburse up to eight tests per month, per member. Moreover, the Milwaukee Well being Division continues to distribute fast antigen tests to Milwaukeeans via our devoted neighborhood organizations.
“The Milwaukee Well being Division began supplying COVID-19 neighborhood testing websites at the onset of the pandemic and stood up our very first vaccination clinic in January 2021. 3 years of COVID-19 response inside the Milwaukee neighborhood has been no smaller feat,” mentioned Milwaukee Interim Well being Commissioner Tyler Weber. “Our group has administered more than 241,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine and 497,000 COVID-19 tests. Milwaukee lives have been saved due to the tireless perform of our employees and public wellness and healthcare workers across our city.”
The Milwaukee Well being Division thanks the National Guard and a vast network of neighborhood partners for their help and collaboration in bringing COVID-19 solutions to Milwaukee on a wide scale. Unique thanks to Canopies Events and the Milwaukee Division of Public Operates for delivering infrastructure help to test and vaccinate Milwaukeeans in all climate circumstances.
Data about COVID-19, such as therapy solutions and more guidance, can be located at Milwaukee.gov/coronavirus. The COVID-19 Hotline is readily available at 414-286-6800 Monday via Friday from eight a.m. to four:45 p.m. for concerns.
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