Green River Star -
December 30, 2020
As vaccines roll out to people in the 1A priority group, local health workers are waiting for state officials to define who would be in the 1B and 1C groups.
Several hundred doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed to people working in healthcare and emergency response roles. The immunization requires two doses of the vaccine, delivered 21 days apart. The vaccines have been offered to employees at both Memorial Hosptial of Sweetwater County and Castle Rock Medical Center due to the close proximity workers at both facilities can find themselves in with other employees. CRH.
SWEETWATER COUNTY â Sweetwater County public health officials and county leaders met through Zoom on Monday, Dec. 14, for an update on COVID-19 in Sweetwater County.
During the meeting, Sweetwater Countyâs County Health Officer Jean Stachon and several other other local doctors and health care providers gave updates on expectations for a COVID-19 vaccine in Sweetwater County and the countyâs coronavirus statistics.
COVID-19 IN SWEETWATER COUNTY
While there has been a downward trend of COVID-19 cases across Wyoming, and a slight downward trend in Sweetwater County as well, Dr. Stachon noted that local numbers are still high. According to the ranking as of Monday, Sweetwater County was second highest out of Wyomingâs 23 counties for COVID cases.
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