COVID-19
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall. Most COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out worldwide are for adults,…
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming’s governor is rejecting a call by President Joe Biden for states to reimpose mask orders in response to the coronavirus. Gov. Mark Gordon lifted a statewide mask mandate March 16. The mandate had been in effect since December. Several other Republican governors have done the same. Gordon has no plans…
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to 684,000, the fewest since the pandemic erupted a year ago and a sign that the economy is improving. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that jobless claims fell from 781,000 the week before.…
Park County continues to see a steady increase in vaccines and the vaccinated, with over 13,000 vaccinated residents and ample supply for more first-timers. The latest update from Park County Public Health Nurse Bill Crampton shows how many people are heading the call to get protection from the coronavirus. There were 10,000 people in Park…
Park County may not see pre-pandemic tourism for a few more years, but there’s every reason to believe Summer 2021 will be full of tourists and revenue. As the nation and the world recover from the pandemic, Park County may be positioned better than many other places to recover quickly. Over one-third of the county…
Cody’s veterans can now stand in line for their COVID-19 vaccine. The Cody VA Clinic is now accepting appointments for its own vaccination clinics. Veterans of any age who are enrolled in VA health care at the clinic are encouraged to schedule their appointment. Priority is still going to veterans in Groups 1a and 1b,…
Wyoming is benefitting from a $1 billion influx thanks to the Biden Administration and the recently passed COVID-19 relief package. With the passage of the third economic recovery act in Congress, an additional $1.9 trillion is being distributed to the American people. Much of that money is in the form of direct payments going to…
Numbers are promising and thousands of Park County residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine as Yellowstone is next on the vaccination list. Supplies of COVID-19 vaccines are streaming into Park County and residents are responding. Park County Public Health Nurse Bill Crampton has released the vaccination numbers showing how many people…
Being a full year into the COVID-19 pandemic, there are some things that have become normal but just one year ago we would have thought were crazy. One of those things is working from home. According to FlexJobs.com, an estimated 26.7% will still be working from home through 2021, 36.2 million Americans (22% of the…
Greeting each other with a handshake or hug … Enjoying each other’s company at work, at school, in a crowded restaurant or bar … Being shoulder to shoulder at a sporting event or concert … Those were snapshots of our lives prior to March 11, 2020. We certainly had heard about the coronavirus. It had…