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Ryan Westergaard:
We’ve issued a statewide standing medical order that allows pharmacists to provide the COVID-19 vaccine to those who want it, without requiring a prescription from a clinical provider.

Frederica Freyberg:
The state’s chief medical officer issues a prescription for all Wisconsinites to get their COVID vaccine, breaking from federal guidance as vaccine hesitation spreads.
I’m Frederica Freyberg. Tonight on “Here & Now,” the case for and against an oil pipeline reroute near tribal lands. Fallout from comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination continue to ricochet. But college students are still trying to bridge divides and Republican lawmakers want public employees to return to office buildings. It’s “Here & Now” for September 19.

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