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>> Wisconsin health
officials want to make sure

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anyone who wants to get an
updated Covid 19 vaccine

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can. That's why the state's
top epidemiologist has

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issued a standing medical
order after a federal

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vaccine panel Friday
declined to recommend Covid

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19 vaccines for all
Americans. The state order

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coincides with guidance
from the Commissioner of

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Insurance, saying health
plans should cover the cost.

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>> In the past, our
nation's medical

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associations and our
nation's federal health

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agencies who review the
same data have issued

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recommendations that align
with one another. Today,

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that's not the case. In the
past several months,

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leaders at federal agencies
have made policy decisions

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and issued recommendations
that aren't supported by or

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directly contradict
scientific consensus. These

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decisions might may result
in limited access to the

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Covid 19 vaccine, which
Covid 19 vaccine, which