Achieving Coronavirus Herd Immunity Protection in Wisconsin

If you would like to change plans, you can take one of the below actions.

Call your health insurance agent for assistance Visit networkhealth.com/medicare/ change-my-plan Call 866-623-1855 (TTY 800-947-3529) seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. to speak with a sales advisor who can complete your plan change for you.

If you have questions about the plan that’s best for you, contact your local agent or call our sales advisors at the number listed above for assistance.

What’s that?

Coverage gap – Also called the donut hole, you reach the coverage gap when total drug costs reach $4,130 (in 2021) and $4,430 (in 2022). Total drug costs include the amount both you and your plan pay for a drug. That means, if you pay $2 for a drug and your plan pays $8, $10 goes toward your total drug costs.

By Beth Coopman, PharmD, pharmacist at Network Health Wisconsinites are familiar with hard work. Now we face a new challenge—achieving the goal of coronavirus herd immunity. Herd immunity is when the spread of an infectious disease within a population is reduced due to the fact that a significant portion of the population has become immune to the infection from previous exposure or vaccination.

When herd immunity is achieved, people unable to get the vaccine or those who don’t get full protection from the vaccine are less likely to come in contact with infected individuals and as a result, are less likely to become sick.

Where is Wisconsin now?

According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), the state goal is to immunize approximately 80 percent of the eligible population. As of August 10, 2021, about 49.8 percent of Wisconsin residents are fully vaccinated and over 84 percent of people over age 65 have received at least one dose. This data is changing daily. For the most current data, visit

dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/

vaccine-data.htm#summary.

The rush to vaccinate is also important to get ahead of the more contagious coronavirus variants. Visit the DHS website at dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/vaccine-get.htm for information about where and how to get a vaccine. You can also call 844-684-1064 for vaccine help and sign up.