The Casper-Natrona County Health Department is now capable of giving COVID-19 vaccines to up to 1,500 people per day.
That s after the COVID Vaccine Center (CVC) opened inside the former Macy s location. Anyone 16 and older can make an appointment.
Get our free mobile app This is such an exciting step in our fight against COVID-19, CNCHD Public Information Officer Hailey Bloom said in a press release.
Bloom added that public health officials were averaging roughly 300 vaccines per day. The CVC can easily triple that, she said.
And community members can select all three of the COVID-19 vaccinations Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson. Only Pfizer is approved for those 16 and older.
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Casper-Natrona County Health Dept. Expands Vaccine Eligibility
Just who can receive a vaccine will expand in Natrona County this week.
The Casper-Natrona County Health Department on Monday said that beginning Wednesday, anyone who is 70 years or older will be able to get a vaccine at locations across Casper.
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It s part of the health department s planned vaccination phasing.
“With the beginning of this new phase, we’re able to start protecting our most vulnerable populations,” Public Information Officer Hailey Bloom said. “Phase 1A went well, and we’re now working with more community partners to distribute vaccines to people outside of healthcare workers and emergency responders.”
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Casper/Natrona County Health Department RN Hana Kim reconstitutes the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine with sodium chloride while preparing the first doses to be administered in Natrona County on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City)
CASPER, Wyo. Natrona County received a total of 4,425 COVID-19 vaccine doses in December and received their first shipment in 2021 on Monday.
Natrona had administered a total of 1,700 Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses as of Jan. 5, according to the Casper-Natrona County Health Department (CNCHD).
CNCHD Public Information Officer Hailey Bloom said Tuesday that a Wyoming Immunization Registry report on Jan. 3 showed that “Natrona County gave the most COVID-19 vaccine in the state.”