Delta variant

President Joe Biden has announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant.

The Albany County School Distric #1 (ACSD#1) Board of Trustees voted to approve an interim mask requirement for all students grades K-8 while inside a building at their August 23 special session. The interim mask requirement is from Thursday, August 26 through Friday, September 3...

On August 23, there will be a special meeting with the Albany County School District #1 (ACSD#1)  Board of Trustees at 4 pm. This meeting was prompted by the recommendation of Superintendent Yennie Jubal that all students in kindergarten to eighth grade be required to wear a mask from Thursday, August 26, to Friday, September 3. In a ...

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...

Coronavirus hospitalizations are once again surging as the virus’ more potent delta variant cuts across the country.

Because of the Delta variant of COVID-19, the Wyoming Department of Health is recommending people wear masks indoors while in public based on your county.

The change is based on new research suggesting vaccinated people who get infected can spread it to others, even if the vaccinated don’t get seriously ill.

Recently, Superintendent Jubal Yennie has released a letter to families in Albany County School District #1 (ACSD#1) regarding COVID-19 and the Delta Variant. In line with the guidance from the Center for Diseases Control (CDC), Yennie stated that the district will follow the CDC guidelines and be recommending universal indoor masking in all school facilities when school starts on August 26... Rea

"Remember, the hospitalizations due to COVID-19 - 99.8% of them are people who have not had their vaccine," he said. "So those of you out there who have not had a vaccine; you're a sitting duck right now."

Michael Olsterholm, an epidemiologist, Regents Professor, and Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, recently said that states with low vaccination rates are 'time bombs' waiting to happen. This is due in large part to the 'Delta variant' that has caused the end of the pandemic to take an immediate left turn.