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The rate of COVID-19 vaccinations has slowed considerably around the Mountain West, but most people are still unvaccinated in the region. Epidemiologists say areas with low rates of immunity could allow the virus to mutate into a more dangerous strain.
Get our free mobile app In Natrona County, expanding who can get vaccinated may do little to increase the number of people that get the vaccine, as Wyoming is the state with the greatest levels of vaccine hesitancy. Natrona County Health Officer Dr. Mark Dowell said he sees a lot of patients who have questions about the vaccine and tries his best to address misinformation. "I hear things like 'you're advocating for the vaccine cause you're getting paid to say it,' I don't get anything, 'well they're making money off the vaccine,' not really, the vaccine is free to anybody, there's no money ou...
"25 percent of the population in Natrona County has been vaccinated, and of the 18-and-older group, only 29 percent [has been vaccinated]," according to Natrona County Health Officer Dr. Mark Dowell. "That's why Natrona County made the New York Times as one of the least vaccinated counties in the United States. Get our free mobile app Dr. Dowell returned to YouTube on Wednesday to offer some statistics about the current state of the county when it comes to COVID-19. "As a group, as a family in Natrona County and across the state of Wyoming, we can do much better," Dowell said. "You want to av...
Originally published on May 3, 2021 2:32 pm Inside Eastridge Shopping Mall in Casper, Wyoming was once a Macy's. And signs of that department store life remain — a lot of mirrors, the old beauty department counter, and what used to be changing rooms to try on the latest fashions. Now, this building is a well-oiled, pandemic-fighting machine, with no customers. Listen / "If you're just out doing your thing and think, 'Well, I have a spare 30 minutes, I could go get my vaccine.' Come on down. We're happy to do it," said Hailey Bloom. She's with the Casper-Natrona County Health Depar...
The Casper-Natrona County Department Health Department's COVID Vaccine Center at the Eastridge Mall. Inside Eastridge Shopping Mall in Casper, Wyoming was once a Macy's. And signs of that department store life remain — a lot of mirrors, the old beauty department counter, and what used to be changing rooms to try on the latest fashions. Now, this building is a well-oiled, pandemic-fighting machine, with no customers. "If you're just out doing your thing and think, 'Well, I have a spare 30 minutes, I could go get my vaccine.' Come on down. We're happy to do it," said Hailey Bloom. She's with...