UW Students and Employees Aiding in Albany County Vaccine Efforts
Students and employees from the University of Wyoming are aiding in Albany County s COVID-19 vaccination efforts.
The multidisciplinary efforts are part of a partnership involving UW, Albany County Public Health (ACPH), Ivinson Memorial Hospital (IMH), and local pharmacies that has provided the vaccine to 4,330 county residents so far.
Since the start of the calendar year, UW employees and student volunteers have been working with ACPH and IMH professionals to conduct vaccination clinics at the former Mountain View Medical Park building, Around 20 students and clinical faculty members in UW’s School of Pharmacy have been part of the effort.
UW plays big role in COVID-19 vaccination efforts – Sheridan Media
sheridanmedia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sheridanmedia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
March 2, 2021
Marcela Gramcko, a third-year UW pharmacy student from Caracas, Venezuela, extracts the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in preparation to vaccinate a patient at the former Mountain View Medical Park building owned by UW. UW has partnered with Albany County Public Health, Ivinson Memorial Hospital and local pharmacies to conduct Albany County’s vaccination clinics. (UW Photo)
Students and employees of the University of Wyoming are playing a key role in Albany County’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts, ranging from scheduling appointments via telephone to providing facilities to actually administering the vaccine shots.
The multidisciplinary efforts are part of a partnership involving UW, Albany County Public Health (ACPH), Ivinson Memorial Hospital (IMH) and local pharmacies that has provided the vaccine to 4,330 county residents so far. The work is expected to ramp up as more vaccine doses become available, extending well into the summer and possibly involving sending UW va
COVID-19 Vaccinations are administered at the Mountain View Medical Park building in Laramie, Wyoming on Jan. 15, 2021.
UW Associate professor Brant Schumaker gets the COVID-19 vaccine from Albany County Public Health Nurse Claire Naylor at the Mountain View Medical Park building in Laramie, Wyoming on Jan. 15, 2021.
The early administered vaccines were given by UW staff and Albany County Public Health.
Initial administration of COVID-19 vaccine to individuals in high-risk job categories in Albany County and at the University of Wyoming is nearing completion, and the next stage is scheduled to begin this week.
Starting today, Jan. 25, Albany County Public Health, UW and Ivinson Memorial Hospital (IMH) were scheduled to begin administering vaccines to county residents who are in categories 1-3 of the Phase 1b priority schedule in the Wyoming Department of Health’s distribution guidelines. This includes people who are 70 years of age or older; however, due to limited vaccine av
COVID-19 Vaccinations are administered at the Mountain View Medical Park building in Laramie, Wyoming on Jan. 15, 2021.
UWPD Sgt. Chad Bade gets the COVID-19 vaccine from Ryan Kiser, Albany County Public Health Nurse Manager at the Mountain View Medical Park building in Laramie, Wyoming on Jan. 15, 2021.
The early administered vaccines were given by UW staff and Albany County Public Health.
More than 100 University of Wyoming employees have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in recent days, and plans are in the works to make the vaccine available to other members of the UW community.
UW Police Department Sgt. Chad Bade was among those getting the shot on Jan. 15, at the university’s newly acquired Mountain View Medical Park building. Bade is one of about 350 employees who qualify for vaccination under the first phase of Wyoming Department of Health priorities.
vimarsana © 2020. All Rights Reserved.