State vaccination rates rising

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 the more cont...

 

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