90 Wisconsinites recognized for leading the way in protecting children's health with vaccines



DHS Logo Original 07/11/2018
News Release


*For Immediate Release*

April 23, 2025
Contact: Elizabeth Goodsitt/Jennifer Miller 608-266-1683

DHS Honors Wisconsin Health Care Providers with the Wisconsin BigShot Awards

" 90 Wisconsinites recognized for leading the way in protecting children's health with vaccines"

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has announced its annual Wisconsin BigShot awards, celebrating 90 Wisconsin health care providers for protecting children's health by ensuring they are up to date on childhood vaccinations, including measles, pertussis, meningitis, and HPV.

"Vaccines continue to be the safest and most effective way to prevent many of the diseases that used to cause serious illnesses and deaths," said State Health Officer Paula Tran. "These awards celebrate the health care experts across the state who work tirelessly to understand the best and most up-to-date science and safety information, to answer parent questions, and ultimately help protect kids and entire communities from the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases."

The ongoing measles outbreaks in some U.S. states underscore the importance of keeping children up to date on vaccines. While most parents are choosing to vaccinate their children, new data on the DHS childhood and adolescent vaccine data dashboard [ [link removed] ]shows that 18.6% of 24-month-old Wisconsin children are not protected against measles, leaving them vulnerable to the disease. Wisconsin is also behind other states when it comes to other childhood vaccines including polio and diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTaP) according to a report the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) put out late last year [ [link removed] ].

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