MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers issued an executive order Monday allowing eligible patients to receive COVID-19 vaccines without a prescription, combating guidelines set by the federal government over the summer.

The order applies to everyone 6 months old or older and comes after the FDA restricted vaccine access for people younger than 65 who don't have underlying health conditions.

Dr. Hashim Zaibak, who runs Hayat Pharmacy in Milwaukee, said the federal guidance created uncertainty for pharmacists in recent weeks.

Pharmacist and patient support Evers' executive order to protect vaccine access

"Pharmacists were confused in the last couple of weeks. Do we need a prescription for somebody who is healthy? Do we not?" Zaibak said.

Zaibak said the governor's executive order has mad

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