https://www.wisfarmer.com/story/news/2021/01/15/mink-producers-considered-states-next-round-covid-19-vaccines/4181956001/

Colleen Kottke, Wisconsin State FarmerPublished 4:17 p.m. CT Jan. 15, 20210:000:55ADhttps://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.434.1_en.html#goog_241901157CLOSECONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE

Mink producers considered for Wisconsin’s next round of COVID-19 vaccines.(Photo: Kaitlyn Riley)

A state subcommittee is recommending that those working on Wisconsin mink farms be included in the next phase of COVID-19 vaccination distribution along with those over 70,non-EMS first responders, education and childcare workers, and non-frontline health care personnel – all deemed asfront line essential workersbased on the essential nature of their jobs, difficulty identifying trained replacements, or unique circumstances of employment.

The State Disaster Medical Advisory Committee (SDMAC) established the subcommittee tasked with creating guidance for the Department of Health Services (DHS) prioritizing the allocation of the limited number of vaccine doses. Government and health care bodies must ration the available vaccines until production and distribution of the vaccine ramps up.

In October 2020,the Wisconsin Department of…