RHINELANDER, WI (WSAU-WXPR) – Health organizations across the Northwoods are now distributing the new bivalent COVID-19 booster shot.
Many are offering the flu shot at the same time.
The Oneida County Health Department vaccinated about 350 people at its pop-up vaccine clinic Thursday.
Nearly half of those people got the flu shot too.
Linda Conlon, the department’s director, says initial interest in the COVID booster is high. “Definitely there’s a lot of interest in the beginning, and we’re seeing that today. As time goes on, I would imagine we’ll start to slow down as we have with every other shot.”
She says there are enough available doses to go around. And as the weather starts to cool down, she says getting boosted now is a good idea. “People are going to be indoors more, schools are starting, so we’ll likely see that increase and it’s a prime opportunity to get vaccinated.”
The Oneida County Health Department will be holding more vaccine clinics next week.
