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WyoFile: Week 51 of the pandemic in Wyoming (Feb 27-March 5)
Wyomings Governor Mark Gordon address the 66th Wyoming Legislature via video message on Jan. 12, 2021 (YouTube, Wyoming PBS)
Lawmakers returned to the Capitol in Cheyenne this week to resume in-person session work following a year of mostly virtual meetings held to limit the spread of COVID-19.
COVID-19 vaccinations ramped up across the state, meanwhile, as the state’s hospitalizations hovered in the 20s and active cases dropped below 600.
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The virus hung heavy over the session. Its impact was evident in the new plexiglass shields and quieter hallways, and it threaded its way through the proceedings as a significant foe threatening most aspects of Wyoming’s current and future health.
Wyofile: Week 50 of the pandemic in Wyoming (Feb. 20-26) By Greg Hirst on February 28, 2021
The restored Wyoming State Capitol building is seen at night on Feb. 11, 2020, in Cheyenne. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City)
An estimated 65%-75% of Wyoming lawmakers will have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination shot by the start of the hybrid in-person and online legislative session in the Capitol on Monday, according to the Legislative Services Office.
Gov. Mark Gordon has not yet received a vaccination, according to his spokesman Michael Pearlman; Gordon and members of the executive branch will participate remotely.
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As lawmakers prepare to meet in a session that has been redesigned due to pandemic concerns, the three-month improvement in Wyoming’s COVID-19 metrics continued this week with hospitalizations dropping below 30. The state’s vaccination rate, meanwhile, is among the highest in the country.