Omicron Variant: Where To Get A Booster Shot In Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE, WI — Wisconsin residents were urged to get vaccinated or to get a booster shot amid fears over the omicron variant of the coronavirus, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced Tuesday.

Wisconsinites 18 and older are recommended to get a booster shot six months after their full vaccine series, health services Secretary-designee Karen Timberlake said in a statement.

"The best protection against this new variant, or any variant of COVID-19, is to get fully vaccinated and get a booster shot if you’re eligible," Timberlake said.

No COVID-19 cases linked to the new variant have been found in Wisconsin, health services spokesperson Elizabeth Goodsitt told Patch. Still, health officials encouraged getting a vaccine because of the possibility the new variant might spread easier among people.

The following were places around Milwaukee that offer vaccines and booster shots.

• Northwest Health Center, 7630 W. Mill Rd.
  • Call 414-286-6800.
  • Book online.
• Southside Health Center, 1639 S. 23rd St.
  • Call 414-286-6800.
  • Book online.
• Menomonee Valley site, 2401 W. St. Paul Ave.
  • Call 414-286-6800.
  • Book online.
• CVS Pharmacy, 1501 Miller Park Way.
  • Call 414-203-0107.
  • Book online.
• Walgreens Pharmacy, 3522 W. Wisconsin Ave.
  • Call 414-342-4446.
  • Book online.
• Hayat Pharmacy, 1919 W. North Ave.
  • Call 414-374-0000.
  • Book online.

People in Wisconsin can find vaccine appointments through local and tribal health departments, local pharmacies, community-based vaccination clinics, by calling 211 and searching online, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services said.

Here are future pop-up clinics set up by the city of Milwaukee Health Department.

• UW-Milwaukee Union, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd.
  • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday.
• Ascension All Saints Family Health Center, 2400 W. Villard Ave.
  • 1-4 p.m. Wednesday.
• Catholic East Holy Rosary, 2038 N. Bartlett Ave.
  • 1:30–4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
• Our Lady Queen of Peace, 2733 W. Euclid Ave.
  • 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Thursday.
• Longfellow Public School, 1021 S. 21st St.
  • 1-4 p.m. Thursday.
• Barack Obama High School, 5075 N. Sherman Boulevard.
  • 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday.
• Kilbourn Public School, 5354 N. 68th St.
  • 1-4 p.m. Friday.

A pop-up vaccine clinic will be hosted at the Fiserv Forum at 1111 Vel R. Phillips Ave. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, the city health department announced. People who get their shot will have the chance to get a photo with the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy and be entered to win tickets for Saturday's basketball game.

It's not clear yet whether omicron is more easily spread from person to person than other variants, including delta, the World Health Organization said.

Read More About The Omicron Variant:

• WHO Says Omicron Variant Has Mutations That Are 'Concerning'
• Fauci Would 'Not Be Surprised' If Omicron Variant Is In U.S.
• New Omicron Variant Stokes World Fears, Triggers Travel Bans

Patch Editor Chris Mosby contributed to this article.