MADISON, Wis. - University of Wisconsin officials say student vaccination rates for COVID-19 vary widely among the system's campuses.
At the Madison campus, 91% of students are fully vaccinated, the highest number among the system's universities. The lowest number of vaccinated students are at UW-Parkside where 38% have been inoculated.
Other campuses range from 75% at La Crosse to 46% at Stevens Point, Wisconsin Public Radio reported.
UW System interim President Tommy Thompson has recently been touring campuses around the state to promote a scholarship drawing aimed at encouraging students to get vaccinated during the fall semester.
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The campaign is offering 70 scholarships worth $7,000 to vaccinated students who attend system universities, other than UW-Madison, that reach a 70% student vaccination threshold. Students must submit their vaccination status by Oct. 15 to be included in the drawing.
The system's data show three campuses have reached that 70% threshold — Madison, La Crosse and Milwaukee.
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According to the state Department of Health Services, nearly 53% of Wisconsin's overall population eligible for vaccination has been fully inoculated. That's about 3 million people who are 12 years old and up.
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