As of Monday, March 10, Wisconsin put into action the decision to begin pulling back on vaccine orders for the COVID-19 pandemic.

With vaccines beginning to become available in Wisconsin a couple of months ago, enough Wisconsinites have now been vaccinated for there to be a small demand for the large supply.

“We have right now an adequate supply of the vaccine within our storage here locally,” Nick Tomaro, a coordinator of the Wisconsin Center for the City of Milwaukee Public Health Department, said.

Wisconsin, originally to receive 162,680 doses from the federal government the week of May 10, has asked for just 8% of them.

However, there are still goals to get many more people vaccinated.

“We’ve got a long way to go, to vaccinate more of the population, we need to reach a much higher percentage of the population,” Tomaro said.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced May 12 that children 12 years and older are now eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine, after the vaccine was deemed safe and effective for the age group.

“All 12-17 year olds must have parent/guardian consent,” the City of Milwaukee Health Department wrote. “Thousands of vaccines are available daily.”

According to data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, 45.2% of the Wisconsin population have received at least one dose of a vaccine, and 39.2% have completed the vaccine series, contributing to the goal for community immunity.