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Health officials are now recommending the booster shows for vaccinated people who got their shots at least six months ago.

This news comes from the Wyoming Department of Health who put out a media release stating that "safe, free, and effective vaccinations meant to help prevent COVID-19 infection and illness are now available and recommended for school-aged children.

The Cheyenne-Laramie County Health Department is now providing COVID-19 vaccines to people age 5 and older.

The agency says interviews with people sickened by the outbreak indicate that 75 percent of them ate or may have eaten raw onions or dishes containing raw onions before they got sick.

Sick people reported eating a variety of types of raw and cooked seafood in restaurants and grocery stores.

The release says ''only 31 percent of pregnant people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 and vaccination rates vary markedly by race and ethnicity.''

Wyoming has ranked as the 5th 'least safe' states to live in during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Starting tomorrow, Sept. 9, Laramie County School District 1 students and staff will be required to mask up indoors.

Albany County School District #1 recently put out a statement regarding COVID-19, the Delta variant, and updates to the protocol for the upcoming school year. The district is continuing to monitor the surge of COVID-19 cases in our county, and not unlike other school districts and businesses nationwide...

Barrasso says the CDC's recent flip-flop on whether vaccinated people need to wear face masks will discourage people from getting vaccinated.