UW-Parkside reaches 70% threshold for student vaccinations

MADISON, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin System announced today that UW-Parkside has attained a 70 percent vaccination rate among students.

“We’re nearing the close of our vaccination campaign, and I’m ecstatic that UW-Parkside students have hit the mark,” said System President Tommy Thompson. “I saw first-hand the amount of hard work that UW-Parkside put in to make this possible. Chancellor Deborah Ford, faculty, and staff deserve a great deal of credit for this achievement.”

UW-Eau Claire, UW-Green Bay, UW-La Crosse, UW-Milwaukee, UW Oshkosh, UW-River Falls, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Stout, and UW-Whitewater have already reached the 70 percent threshold. The System announced today that UW-Superior also hit the 70 percent mark. UW-Madison, which is running its own vaccination campaign, has a student vaccination rate over 90 percent.

The UW System provides vaccination rates for all universities weekly.

The System extended by two weeks the deadline for its Vax Up! “70 for 70” campaign to encourage students to become vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. The new deadline is October 31, 2021.

Under the UW System’s “70 for 70” campaign, fully vaccinated students who attend universities that reach the 70 percent threshold, based on fall 2020 full-time-equivalent enrollment and excluding students studying only online, are eligible to win one of 70 scholarships valued at $7,000.

The UW System created the “70 for 70” campaign to encourage students to become vaccinated but has not mandated vaccination.

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