vaccine

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is vowing he “won’t let grass grow under our feet” as the department begins to implement new vaccine and testing directives.

A junior accounting major is the second winner of a $300 prize in a weekly drawing for University of Wyoming students who’ve reported being vaccinated for COVID-19. The $300 cash prizes, as well as other prizes, will go out weekly until the sixth week of the fall semester Sept. 27. ...

The government said the vaccines most used in the U.S., made by Pfizer and Moderna, show no risk of the disorder.

If you're a fan of the Wyoming-formed punk rock band Teenage Bottlerocket and you want to see them perform live, having your COVID-19 vaccination could save you almost $1000.

According to data from the US Census Bureau from the end of March, Wyoming is currently the state with the highest rates of vaccine hesitancy, at 33.2%, and the only state currently in the 30s.

Governor Jared Polis extended the mask mandate for another 30 days on Sunday but eased those same restrictions for people that have been fully vaccinated

As of Monday, 1,653 of UW’s 2,941 benefited employees had reported receiving at least one dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines, and 50 reported having received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. There have been no reports of serious side-effects among those vaccinated at the Albany County Vaccine Clinic. ...

Today, federal agencies called for a pause in the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine for Covid-19. As a result, an alternative vaccine will be offered to residents that have signed up for this Friday's local vaccination clinic from the Cheyenne-Laramie County Health Department scheduled for this coming Friday.

The vaccines being rolled out across the U.S. offer strong protection, even against some of the variants becoming more common.

Governor Gordon announced on Wednesday that all Wyoming residents, ages 16 and older, are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.