But a glimmer of hope arrived Wednesday in Natrona County. The COVID-19 vaccine is here.
âIt truly is awesome to come this far along in 10 months, through tragedy and everything else, itâs a big moment,â said Dr. Andy Dunn, Wyoming Medical Center chief of staff and the first staff member to be vaccinated Wednesday morning.
A shipment of 975 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines arrived at both the Natrona County and Laramie County health departments Monday. On Tuesday, 10 Cheyenne health care workers became the first in the state to receive the long-awaited shot.
Wednesday morning, it was Natrona Countyâs turn. Casper-Fire EMS firefighter Dane Andersen became the first person in Natrona County to receive the vaccine. It took less than 20 seconds, and when it was over, the room of nurses and Andersenâs colleagues applauded. When asked how the shot felt, he shrugged it off