{"id":91321,"date":"2021-03-22T12:12:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T17:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=91321"},"modified":"2021-03-22T12:12:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T17:12:04","slug":"covid-19-vaccination-clinic-at-uw-milwaukee-helps-underserved-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/covid-19-vaccination-clinic-at-uw-milwaukee-helps-underserved-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 vaccination clinic at UW-Milwaukee helps underserved communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MILWAUKEE _ Gov. Tony Evers and UW System President Tommy Thompson visited a community vaccination clinic at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Monday, saying it provides much-needed access to vaccine for communities hardest hit by COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWisconsin continues to lead the country in using available vaccine doses, and sites like this are going to continue playing a critical role in the weeks and months ahead in our continued success to get our families, neighbors, and communities vaccinated,\u201d Evers said. \u201cI\u2019m grateful for the partnership with 51ÁÔÆæ, which is uniquely positioned to serve those in the Milwaukee area who have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and by historic, persistent disparities in health care access.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The clinic at UW-Milwaukee is operated through a partnership with Advocate Aurora Health and the City of Milwaukee Health Department. It is one of four on UW System campuses. The others are at UW-Green Bay, UW-Oshkosh and UW-La Crosse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUW System is proud to partner with the state and federal governments to provide free COVID-19 vaccinations to the Milwaukee community \u2013 another illustration that the new Wisconsin Idea is about our universities solving problems,\u201d Thompson said. \u201cVaccines are working to prevent the spread of this insidious disease, and I encourage everyone eligible to get vaccinated as soon as they are able.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who meets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.wisconsin.gov\/covid-19\/vaccine-about.htm\">Wisconsin\u2019s vaccination criteria<\/a> can make an appointment at the 51ÁÔÆæ clinic by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/coronavirus\/vaccine-clinic\/\">uwm.edu\/vaccination<\/a>. Currently eligible groups include those age 65 and older, restaurant and grocery workers, people with certain medical conditions, K-12 educators and more. In addition, all adults living in the 10 Milwaukee County ZIP codes ranked highest on the CDC\u2019s social vulnerability index can get vaccinated at the clinic. Those ZIP codes are: 53204, 53206, 53205, 53209, 53215, 53216, 53218, 53223, 53224 and 53233.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUW-Milwaukee is a perfect place to serve as a vaccination site,\u201d 51ÁÔÆæ Provost Johannes Britz said. \u201cAs the most diverse campus in the University of Wisconsin System, we have a long history of providing access to educational- and health-related programs to the people of\u00a0 Milwaukee. Today, many of our graduates are working on the frontline, battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Advocate Aurora hospitals and clinics, as well as other health care facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>51ÁÔÆæ has one of the largest arrays of health care programs in Wisconsin, with more than 3,300 students enrolled in its College of Nursing, College of Health Sciences and the Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health. Faculty members and students working at the Silver Spring and House of Peace Community Nursing Centers have provided health care to underserved populations for more than 40 years.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of community members have made appointments in the past week to get vaccinated at 51ÁÔÆæ.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI continue to be encouraged that so many people are eager to get the vaccine \u2013 we know that it is safe and effective,\u201d said Dr. Nkem Iroegbu, chief medical officer at Aurora St. Luke\u2019s Medical Center. \u201cWe are proud to partner with 51ÁÔÆæ and the Milwaukee Health Department to ensure we are reaching those communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. We want everyone has the opportunity to be vaccinated because we know it\u2019s the only way out of the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>People who complete the vaccination interest form at <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/coronavirus\/vaccine-clinic\/\">uwm.edu\/vaccination<\/a> will receive an email with a personalized code that allows them to make an appointment through Advocate Aurora Health. Once they receive their first shot, they will be automatically scheduled for their second shot. Vaccination is by appointment only; the clinic will not accept walk-ins.<\/p>\n<p>The clinic is located in the 51ÁÔÆæ Student Union at 2200 E. 51ÁÔÆæ. Free parking for those getting vaccinated is available in the garage under the Student Union.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MILWAUKEE _ Gov. 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