The Wyoming Department of Health announced on Tuesday that vaccinations for the Covid-19 virus have begun.
A photo of the first vaccination was included in a press release. The department said that vaccination was given at the Cheyenne-Laramie County Health Department on Tuesday morning to a local public health nurse.
Dr. Alexia Harrist, state health officer and state epidemiologist with the department, said the first approved vaccine is recommended for most people who are age 16 and older with two doses about three weeks apart needed for the vaccine to be effective.
“Putting an end to this pandemic will take all our tools. Now we can add vaccines to wearing masks, social distancing and staying home when we are ill,” Harrist said.
Photo of first COVID-19 vaccine administered in Wyoming attached. It was given at the Cheyenne-Laramie County Health Department this morning to a local public health nurse.
Free, safe and effective vaccinations intended to help prevent future COVID-19 infections have started in Wyoming, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH).
Dr. Alexia Harrist, state health officer and state epidemiologist with WDH, said the first approved vaccine is recommended for most people who are age 16 and older with two doses about three weeks apart needed for the vaccine to be effective.
“Putting an end to this pandemic will take all our tools. Now we can add vaccines to wearing masks, social distancing and staying home when we are ill,” she said. “For now and for some months to come, we need all of these strategies as we work to eliminate this virus and to help things get back to normal as soon as possible.”
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PIKEVILLE, Ky. The new COVID-19 vaccine arrived at an Appalachian hospital in Kentucky, and medical workers received the first injections.
The Pikeville Medical Center was one of a handful of regional hospitals to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Tuesday.
Dr. Fadi Al Akhrass, Pikeville Medical’s infectious disease specialist, received the first injection during a live-streamed news conference Tuesday afternoon. Al Akrass urged the public to have confidence in the vaccine.
“I’m a true believer that this is going to be our only option, and it’s going to be an amazing option to turn around this pandemic,” he said.
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