MADISON, WI (AP)-- Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is urging anyone age 12 or older who will be attending school in the fall to get vaccinated as soon as possible for COVID-19.
That’s as cases surge in the state due to the more contagious Delta variant.
The call from Evers and the state’s top health official Thursday comes amid a growing concern in Wisconsin and nationally about growing numbers of COVID-19 cases. In Wisconsin, the seven-day average of new confirmed cases was 242 as of Thursday. That’s three times as high as two-and-a-half weeks ago.
Only people 12 and older can get vaccinated.