Board accepts $2,400 vaccine outreach grant as county immunization rates fall
The Health Department secured a $2,400 Department of Health Services grant (leftover ARPA funds) for a media campaign to encourage vaccinations after reporting a county immunization rate of about 38 percent among children; the board approved the budget amendment.
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The Vernon County Health Department received board approval to accept a $2,400 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services — ARPA-allocated funds — to fund a public outreach campaign encouraging vaccinations. Amy from the Health Department told supervisors that vaccine rates in the county are declining and are especially low among children; she stated, "We're at 38 percent right now," explaining the need for targeted messaging and clinic flyers to prompt conversations with providers.
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