MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says that COVID-19 behavior is rising in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ most recent report on respiratory virus monitoring showed that COVID-19 cases are going up in the emergency room, in lab tests, in hospitals, and wastewater.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that COVID activity has also been high in the U.S. this summer.
Dr. Jeff Pothof of UW Health said that he thinks those numbers will go up.
“We expect to see a bit of a spike come this fall, early winter October-November, with the other respiratory viruses like flu and RSV,” he said.
The Food and Drug Administration just recently gave the go-ahead for a new COVID-19 vaccine. The new vaccine can protect against the newest types of COVID.
“This vaccine is most likely going to protect against serious diseases very well.” “Those will probably be on sale for the first time in the first week of September, and they’ll probably be on sale all fall long,” he said.
Now that school is back in session, Pothof said that most people should get the vaccine because that is the best time for COVID-19 to spread.
“I think getting a shot now is a good idea for most people. When we look at the younger kids, they’ll be getting together because they’re having school again. Pothof said, “That will make it easy for COVID-19 to spread.” “We don’t often see severe disease with kids, but getting an updated booster right now would not be a bad idea.”
People 65 years and older are more likely to get a serious illness. Pothof said that those people should get the new COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible since the disease is spreading faster now.
Pothof said that if you just got COVID, you could be safe from getting a serious illness for at least two to three months.