The long-awaited COVID vaccines are on the way. Jackson has been selected as one of five communities in Wyoming where the COVID vaccine will first be distributed. The first vaccine shipments have been ordered and are expected to arrive in Wyoming this week with an initial 4,875 doses divided into five packages of 975 doses each. Those packages will be delivered to public health departments in Jackson, Casper, Cheyenne, Cody, and Gillette.
As shipments continue and vaccines from other companies are authorized, the number of available doses dedicated to use within Wyoming will continue to grow. Dr. Alexia Harrist, state health officer and state epidemiologist with the Department of Health, described the vaccine’s authorization by federal Food and Drug Administration as “exciting” and noted other vaccines are also on track for authorization.
Two doses received three to four weeks apart will provide the highest level of protection. Healthcare workers involved in direct patient care and vulnerable residents of Wyoming’s long-term care facilities are among the first groups targeted to receive the new vaccine.
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