Gov. Mark Gordon on Thursday said he will not take the CDC’s recommendation to add the COVID-19 vaccine to its list of required shots to attend public school.
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The Fifth Judicial District Court in Cody is still not permitting members of the public to enter the courtroom for regular hearings without prior permission and a facemask because of COVID-19 concerns.
Dowell said people pointing to the fact that Dr. Anthony Fauci tested positive for COVID as proof the vaccine doesn’t work are misinformed and haven’t done proper research.
With Wyoming’s COVID count increasing, Wyoming Health Officer Dr. Alexia Harrist said she wasn’t surprised by it but was concerned. She also said the department is monitoring the monkeypox virus.
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Because Teton County has moved into the “high risk” category for COVID, Grand Teton National Park has reinstated a federal mask mandate.
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The Teton County Public Health Officer is urging indoor mask use after COVID levels have surged in the county. This comes a day after Glacier National Park reinstated a federal mask mandate.
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Two members of the U.S. Air Force stationed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne are suing the U.S. Defense Department claiming their rights to religious freedom have been violated by enforcement of the Covid vaccine mandate.
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Some Wyoming health experts are skeptical of a medical report prepared by Harvard and the Brown School of Public Health that said the state could have had 70% fewer Covid deaths had everyone taken the vaccine.
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Two University of Wyoming professors and one PhD student have led research into a new, more sensitive, rapid COVID test, according to a recently published scholarly journal article.
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The Cheyenne Regional Medical Hospital no longer has any COVID patients in its wards, something that has not been seen in more than a year.
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Wyoming’s public health officer is softening her stance on the value of the latest COVID-19 booster shots, urging residents to speak with their doctors before getting a second booster as recommended by federal health officials.
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The Wyoming Department of Health announced Tuesday that eight more deaths which occurred in February and March had been tied to the illness.
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The state reported 40 new laboratory-confirmed and 16 new probable cases, leaving the state with 60 active cases. [READ MORE]
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The state reported 56 new laboratory-confirmed and 12 new probable cases for an active case total of 113 on Friday.
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Although Wyoming was one of the first states in the country to test sewage to identify the presence of the coronavirus, there has not been a decision by the Dept of Health to continue its usage to detect other health issues such as flu and other infectious diseases.
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The Wyoming Department of Health announced Tuesday that the deaths of 14 more Wyoming residents in February and March have been tied to the Covid virus.
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The state reported 53 new laboratory-confirmed and five new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 254 active cases for Friday.
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The state reported 65 new laboratory-confirmed cases and was left with 245 active cases for Thursday.
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The state reported 71 new laboratory-confirmed cases and no change in probable cases, leaving hte state with 250 active cases on Wednesday.
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Wyoming may be toward the bottom of the priority list to receive the antiviral pills developed to treat the coronavirus, but a number of other treatment options exist, according to the Wyoming Dept of Health.
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New pills created by both Pfizer and Merck, have given more options for health officials to treat the virus, but they won’t be available in Wyoming for some time.
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The state reported 48 new laboratory-confirmed and 18 new probable cases, leaving the state with 238 active cases for Tuesday.
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The Wyoming Department of Health announced the deaths of eight more residents, all of which occurred in February, were linked to the Covid virus.
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The state reported 69 new laboratory-confirmed and eight new probable cases for a total of 361 active cases on Friday.
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the state reported 57 new laboratory-confirmed and 15 new probable cases to leave Wyoming with 326 active cases.
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A federal judge this week dismissed a lawsuit against the state of Wyoming and several school districts over mandates issued during the coronavirus pandemic.
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The state reported 83 new laboratory-confirmed and 10 new probable cases, leaving it with 340 active cases for Wednesday
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The Wyoming Department of Health announced 23 more Covid-related deaths in the state for a total of 1,741 since the pandemic began.
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The state reported 56 new laboratory-confirmed and 27 new probable cases on Tuesday, bringing the state’s active case total to 314.
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Gov. Mark Gordon announced Monday that he has begun the process to end Wyoming’s COVID-19 public health emergency declaration.
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Four women in Gillette who are fed up with what they see as government overreach and direct assaults on freedom are taking part in the “People’s Convoy,” a group of trucks traveling through Gillette on Thursday on the way to Washington, D.C.
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The state reported 158 new laboratory-confirmed cases and 34 new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 565 active cases Monday.
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The state reported 91 new laboratory-confirmed and 21 new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 498 active cases on Friday
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Health officials said they are pleased to see fewer cases and hospitalizations compared to recent weeks, but stopped short of saying when COVID-19 might no longer be a public health issue.
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The state reported 127 new laboratory-confirmed and eight new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 480 active cases on Thursday.
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The state reported 86 new laboratory-confirmed and 27 new probable cases, leaving the state with 486 active cases.
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A national podcast was yanked from YouTube after airing an interview with a Wheatland doctor who was fired for prescribing Covid treatments not authorized by the CDC.
The Wyoming Department of Health said the deaths of 29 people in January and February have been linked to the Covid virus.
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The state reported 403 new laboratory-confirmed cases and 64 new probable cases, leaving the state with 539 active cases on Tuesday
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The Northern Arapaho Tribe is requiring its employees who are eligible for the coronavirus booster shot to get the extra vaccination.
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The state reported 202 new laboratory-confirmed and 30 new probable cases to leave the state with 954 active cases on Friday.
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The state reported 164 new laboratory-confirmed cases and 23 new probable cases to leave the state with 819 active cases for Thursday.
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A Casper woman is urging Wyoming residents to donate homemade baked goods, breads and handmade cards in a show of support for a nationwide truck convoy expected to pass through the state
The state reported 281 new laboratory-confirmed cases and 47 new probable cases, leaving Wyomign with 901 active cases on Wednesday.
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Wyoming’s House voted 45-15 to introduce House Bill 32, which would specify that employers who require their workers to get vaccines would have to provide reasonable accommodations for employees who cannot or will not get vaccinations.
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The state reported 170 new laboratory-confirmed cases and 70 new probable cases to leave Wyoming with 846 active cases.
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The state reported 444 new laboratory-confirmed cases and 70 new probable cases for a total of 978 active cases on Monday.
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The state reported 302 new laboratory-confirmed aand 73 new probable cases to leave the state with 1,748 active cases on Friday
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The state reported 316 new laboratory-confirmed cases and 87 new probable cases, leaving the state with 1,797 active cases for Thursday.
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The state reported 510 new laboratory-confirmed and 134 probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 2,410 active cases for Wednesday.
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The state reported 287 new laboratory-confirmed and 150 new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 1,810 active cases for Tuesday.
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The Wyoming Dept of Health announced on Tuesday that the number of Wyoming residents whose deaths have been linked to COVID has increased by 17.
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The state reported 711 new laboratory-confirmed and 169 new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 2,445 active cases for Monday
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The state reported 1,170 new laboratory-confirmed and 290 new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 2,962 active cases on Friday
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The state reported 805 new laboratory-confirmed and 272 new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 2,850 active cases for Tuesday
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A Cheyenne health official is encouraging vaccinations and boosters among Wyoming children after she has seen nearly 1,000 children in the area catch COVID in the last month.
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The Secretary of Defense told Gov. Mark Gordon that despite objections, the Air and Army National Guard members in Wyoming will have to be vaccinated against COVID.
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The Wyoming Department of Health on Tuesday announced that another 25 Wyoming residents have died due to complications from the Covid virus bringing the total to 1,650.
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The Natrona County health officer said that Wyoming is “exploding” with omicron cases of COVID, and encouraged people to get their booster shots of the vaccine to keep from being infected.
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Although more people in Cheyenne’s hospital are vaccinated for Covid than not vaccinated, the reason is due to not receiving the booster shot said Laramie County’s health director.
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The department received reports of 1,060 recoveries among those with confirmed or probable cases Tuesday.
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The state reported 1,616 new laboratory-confirmed and 363 new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 5,509 active cases for Monday.
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The state reported 1,088 new laboratory-confirmed and 309 new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 5,440 active cases for Friday.
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Grace Smith and her father Andy, the teenager and her father at the center of a mask mandate controversy in Laramie, have been removed as plaintiffs from a lawsuit against the state and several school districts over mask mandates.
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Both U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis praised the decision made by President Biden to withdraw his federal vaccine mandate earlier this week.
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The state reported 1,771 new laboratory-confirmed and 268 new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 4,999 active cases for Thursday.
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Most people in the Cheyenne hospital being treated for Covid have been vaccinated. Despite this, the state’s public health officer said the vaccine is still effective.
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The state reported 1,247 new laboratory-confirmed and 382 new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 3,990 active cases for Wednesday.
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The Wyoming Department of Health said another 24 deaths that occurred in December and January are being blamed on the illness.
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The state reported 1,172 new laboratory-confirmed and 416 new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 3,958 active cases for Tuesday.
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Former legislator and congressional candidate Leland Christensen is in a medically induced coma due to complications from Covid-19, family members told Cowboy State Daily on Monday.
The state reported 2,050 new laboratory-confirmed and 454 new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 7,769 active cases on Monday.
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The state reported 1,519 new laboratory-confirmed and 355 new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 8,088 active cases for Friday.
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The state reported 1,029 new laboratory-confirmed and 321 new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 7,346 active cases for Thursday.
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The state reported 1,041 new laboratory-confirmed and 551 new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 7,123 active cases for Wednesday.
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The number of Wyoming deaths blamed on the coronavirus since it was first detected in the state has increased to 1,601, the Wyoming Department of Health announced Tuesday.
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The state reported 3,097 new laboratory-confirmed and 988 new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 6,641 active cases for Tuesday.
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A number of parties, including the state’s public health officer, have been removed from a lawsuit filed over face mask requirements earlier this year at place at some of the state’s schools.
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The state reported 1,127 new laboratory-confirmed and 355 new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 4,428 active cases for Friday.
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At least three Wyoming officials celebrated the news of the U.S. Supreme Court halting the implementation of the federal vaccine mandate on Thursday.
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The state reported 946 new laboratory-confirmed and 297 new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 3,540 active cases for Thursday.
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The state reported 743 new laboratory-confirmed and 246 new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 3,263 active cases for Wednesday.
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An assistant U.S. Attorney in Wyoming is suing President Joe Biden and a group of other federal officials over the requirement for federal employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
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The department announced Tuesday that another 16 deaths that occurred in December and January have been tied to COVID.
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The largest school district in Wyoming will rescind its mask mandate later this month, despite rising active COVID cases across the state and nation.
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The state reported 1,364 new laboratory-confirmed and 298 new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 3,085 active cases for Monday.
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In a reverse of decisions, the University of Wyoming late last week announced that it would forego mass testing everyone who would spend time on campus in the spring semester to instead allow for voluntary COVID testing.
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The state reported 583 new laboratory-confirmed and 181 new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 2,927 active cases for Thursday.
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The Wyoming Dept of Health says the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus is being blamed for a sudden jump in Wyoming Covid cases.
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The state reported 792 new laboratory-confirmed and 223 new probable cases, leaving Wyoming with 2,423 active cases for Thursday.
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