by Morgan Hughes

Casper Star-Tribune

Via Wyoming News Exchange

More Wyomingites received a first COVID-19 vaccine dose in the last two weeks than in any two-week period since mid-May, state figures show. 

More than 7,400 people received a first shot between Aug. 6 and Friday, according to a count of Wyoming Department of Health numbers performed by the Star-Tribune. 

In the two weeks prior to that, roughly 5,700 people sought a first dose, and in the two weeks prior to that, just over 3,400 did. 

That translates to a nearly 20% increase over the last month. 

The sudden shift comes as t...