With shipments of the first FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine arriving in all 50 states this week, Wyoming officials are ironing out the details of what rollout will look like here.
The task poses an enormous logistical challenge, complicated by the fact that the two-dose vaccine has stringent time- and temperature-sensitive storage and handling requirements, and that the first shipment is expected to cover only a sliver of the population.
A few things are known: The vaccine will be free in Wyoming, it will be limited and it will initially be prioritized for healthcare workers involved in direct patient care and residents of long-term-care facilities.