Vaccine data will be imparted to the public
A new COVID-19 vaccine data page has been launched by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS). Data shown includes summary metrics for allocation, shipment and vaccine administered, as well as a graph displaying the number of vaccinations administered per day.
The DHS plans to update the visualizations at 2 p.m., every Tuesday.
“Even though we’re in the early stages of the Wisconsin COVID- 19 Vaccine Program, it is important for Wisconsinites to know where we stand,” said DHS secretary-designee Andrea Palm, “and highlight the unprecedented work being done by COVID-19 vaccinators across the state.”
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized two COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use. The FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and independent advisers, review all vaccine safety and effectiveness data, before any vaccine is approved or allowed for distribution.
Wisconsin began administering vaccine after the first shipments of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the state Dec. 14. The first vaccinations with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine began Dec. 22. As of Dec. 28, Wisconsin had administered 40,850 doses of Pfizer and 6,306 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
Data on vaccinations come from the Wisconsin Immunization Registry (WIR). WIR is an online system that tracks immunizations given in healthcare settings into one record for Wisconsinites. The database, containing more than nine million immunization records, receives information from the Wisconsin Vital Statistics program, healthcare organizations and Medicaid, and shares data with Minnesota and Michigan’s immunization registries.
Guidance from the CDC dictates that all COVID-19 vaccinations must be reported to the WIR and providers are expected to complete reporting within 24 hours of administration.
The DHS plans to expand the data displayed on the page as COVID- 19 vaccines become more widely available. At this time, geographic and demographic vaccine data will not be publicly available, because of the small, targeted approach of the early stages of the Wisconsin COVID-19 Vaccine Program. The priority of DHS is to protect the privacy of people who are vaccinated.
