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.