University Of Wisconsin - Green Bay: UW System Student Vaccination Rates Vary Significantly By Campus | Wisconsin Public Radio

Press release from University of Wisconsin - Green Bay:

Sue Bodilly

September 20, 2021

New student COVID-19 vaccination rates have been published by the University of Wisconsin System.The rates vary widely from the highest, where 91 percent of students are fully vaccinated against the virus at UW-Madison, to the lowest, where 38 percent of students are fully vaccinated against it at UW-Parkside. UW System interim President Tommy Thompson has been touring campuses around the state since early August promoting a competitive scholarship drawing aimed at encouraging students to get vaccinated during the fall semester. The “70 for 70” campaign is offering 70 scholarships worth $7,000 to vaccinated students who attend system universities, other than UW-Madison, that reach a 70 percent student vaccination threshold. Students must submit their vaccination status by Oct. 15 to be included in the drawing.The new data published Friday by the system and data from UW-Eau Claire show three out of 12 comprehensive universities have hit the 70 percent vaccination rate, those are UW-Milwaukee, UW-La Crosse and UW-Madison.Here’s where UW System vaccination rates stand by campus as of Wednesday:UW-Madison, 91 percentUW-La Crosse, 75 percentUW-Milwaukee, 74 percentUW-Eau Claire, 69 percent UW-Whitewater, 64 percent UW-Oshkosh, 61 percentUW-Stout, 58 percent UW-River Falls, 55 percentUW-Green Bay, 55 percentUW-Superior, 50 percent UW-Platteville, 47 percentUW-Stevens Point, 46 percentUW-Parkside, 38 percent

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