On Tuesday, the county received a shipment of the vaccine created by Pfizer.
The first vaccines will be administered at Campbell County Memorial Hospital on Thursday, said Dane Joslyn, Campbell County Health spokesperson.
CCH employees directly involved in patient care, along with Emergency Medical Services workers â including Campbell County Fire Department EMTs who assist EMS â will be the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, a CCH press release said.
Statewide, 4,875 doses of the vaccine have been received, divided into five packages of 975 doses each. In addition to Campbell County, packages of the vaccine also have been sent to the public health departments in Cody and Cheyenne, according to the Wyoming Department of Health.