The Teton County Department of Health will announce Monday how people with chronic health conditions can sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine.
That priority group will include conditions like cancer, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, solid organ transplant, sickle cell disease, down syndrome and pregnancy.
âThose are all defined on our website,â Teton County Director of Health Jodie Pond said at Fridayâs community COVID-19 update streamed from Town Hall. âTheyâre very specific. So please, before you sign up, you have to meet the criteria for what those chronic conditions are.â
Although pregnant women are part of that priority group, health officials are encouraging them to talk with their health care providers about their individual needs.
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START is working with law enforcement to do random checks on buses to make sure passengers are wearing masks.
Cops will give verbal warnings and assist bus drivers in removing riders who do not comply with what is now a federal mandate to wear face coverings on all transit buses, START Director Darren Brugmann said at Friday afternoonâs town and county COVID-19 briefing.
âWe consider this trespassing if you do not wear the face mask on our bus, and will be asked to leave our buses,â Brugmann said.
From a health perspective, mask wearing is especially important on commuter routes because trips are longer, he said.
Public health and law enforcement officials are fed up with some people and businesses that have been disregarding mask orders, and they say theyâre ready to start ticketing those who canât follow the rules.
âUp to this point, law enforcement has addressed the violations on a case-by-case basis,â Jackson Chief of Police Michelle Weber said at a recent COVID-19 community update meeting. âAnd weâve used the opportunity to educate businesses, and in some circumstances customers, on the public health order.
âBecause we are not getting the compliance with some businesses in particular ⦠we are now considering issuing citations to those establishments who continue to refuse to comply with those public health orders that are in place.â
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Teton County residents have been calling the neighboring locales to see if they have extra COVID-19 vaccine doses. Turns out, they donât, Director of Health Jodie Pond told county commissioners at their Monday voucher meeting.
âThey only receive about 100 doses a week for their community, so they have no extra for Teton County,â she said.
Limited supply and a rigid phasing of vaccine distribution have made for a slow rollout, leading some to take matters into their own hands. Wyoming Department of Health spokeswoman Kim Deti said her agency has âanecdotallyâ heard that people are traveling across Wyoming searching out counties with extra doses.