GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – There have been reports nationally of some people skipping their second dose of the COVID vaccine.
However, some local clinics say this isn’t the case for them.
About 32% of Wisconsin’s population is fully vaccinated against COVID.
According to the CDC, through the beginning of April, about 5 million Americans skipped their second dose.
Jason Mattson, the clinical team leader for the Bellin Health Lambeau Field COVID Vaccination Site says this is a trend he hasn’t seen much of.
“There’s been occasional people that haven’t shown up for their first dose, but most people have been pretty good about their second dose,” Mattson said.
While some may have concerns about adverse reactions to the vaccine, Mattson says overall anxiety is also a factor.
“Nervous about just getting a shot period. A vaccine period,” Mattson said.
Over at the Fox Cities COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic, Appleton Public Health Officer Kurt Eggebrecht hasn’t seen many missed appointments either.
If someone misses an appointment at the clinic, that person is searched on the Wisconsin Immunization Registry to see if they received their second dose elsewhere.
“If they haven’t, then we email them or call them and encourage them to come at the end of our clinic for an opportunity to get fully caught up,” Eggebrecht said,
“I’d rather just get it finished with and then hopefully there are no side effects and we can just move on,” Matt Schommer, who received his second dose of the COVID vaccine said.
“The side effects of getting COVID is far worse than any possible side effect of a COVID vaccine. Simple as that,” Mattson said.
