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A Memorandum of Understanding between Sheridan County and the Wyoming Department of Health’s Public Health Division has been amended after a vote of the county commission.
County Public Health Nurse Manager Debra Haar said the amendment concerned their Maternal and Child Health Program, and explained further
.
According to the amendment, the reduction in funding is just over $9,500 which brings the total amount of funding from the MOU to roughly $100,000.
The term of the agreement is through June 30
th, 2022.
Public Health Nurse Manager Debra Haar gave more details on the contract.
The total amount of funding available is $114,000 for the contract which will run from July 1
st of 2021 through June 30
th of 2022.
Sheridan County’s Incident Management Team has gathered the following information to help inform the community about the COVID-19 vaccination process and status.
Sheridan County Public Health and Sheridan Memorial Hospital share the allotment of vaccine doses provided by the state. Both facilities require appointments to get the vaccine and only schedule appointments for the number of doses of the vaccines the county is scheduled to receive.
“Vaccinations will be more like a marathon than a sprint,” Sheridan County Public Health Nurse Manager Debra Haar said. “Supplies are going to be limited for at least a few months, so we are not going to be able to vaccinate everyone who is interested right away. We appreciate everyone’s patience and continued vigilance with the necessary COVID-19 precautions while we work through this together. We will do everything possible to make all vaccine doses we receive available to the community as soon as possible.”
Army veteran Kenneth Pawley receives the first COVID-19 vaccine in the Sheridan Veterans Affairs Health Care System from Assistant Nurse Manager Geo Gillett, while registered nurse Jessica Bettles assists. Pawley is a resident in the Sheridan VA long-term care facility. The Sheridan VA received an initial shipment of the vaccine Dec. 22, 2020, and began vaccinating veterans in its long-term care facility who were interested in receiving it on Dec. 23, 2020.Â
Courtesy photo | Sheridan Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Cynthia Neukam.