The Wyoming Department of Health is working with local public health and healthcare provider partners to administer the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines. There are many benefits to vaccination. Now that COVID-19 vaccines are available, accurate vaccine information is critical.
Key Points:
- Getting vaccinated is free; people receiving COVID-19 vaccines will not be asked to pay any fees.
- Wyoming is using a phased approach because of limited initial vaccine availability.
- Wyoming counties are currently vaccinating in priorities 1a and 1b, which include:
- 1a: Community and Tribal healthcare workers involved in direct patient care, residents of Wyoming’s long-term care facilities, laboratory staff, pharmacy staff, and law enforcement and other first responders.
- 1b: Generally includes people who are 70 years of age or older, frontline essential workers who must interact with the public and are unable to consistently physically distance from others.
- At the state level, we determine priority groups and order vaccine supply. At the county level, we coordinate and administer the vaccine.
- Learn about counties’ progress, vaccine availability, and vaccine distribution.
- Each of the currently authorized vaccines requires two doses for maximum effectiveness.
Wyoming Distribution:
1/17/21
First Vaccine Doses Received: 40,975 (20,475 Pfizer/20,500 Moderna)
First Vaccine Doses Administered: 22,817
Second Vaccine Doses Received: 17,800 (7,800 Pfizer/10,000 Moderna)
Second Vaccine Doses Administered: 3,746
*Numbers include doses received for Federal Pharmacy Partners for Long-Term Care Program.
*Reported administered doses may be up to 72 hours behind actual doses administered.
*Counts do not include federal doses provided separately and directly for Tribal, VA and Military facilities.