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Teton County, WY Moves Back into High Community Level for COVID-19

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June 24, 2022, Jackson, WY – Teton County Health Department is announcing that Teton County, WY, has moved into the High Community Level for COVID-19 again according to the CDC. This increase from the Medium Communi...

COVID-19 Vaccines Recommended for Infants and Young Children

June 20, 2022

Recommendations for safe, free and effective vaccinations meant to help prevent COVID-19 infection and serious illness have been expanded to include children 6 months and older, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH).

The Centers ...

Authorization of Emergency Use for the COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Under 5

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Teton County, WY COVID-19 Vaccine Update: Authorization of Emergency Use for the COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Under 5; Appointments Now Available

June 21, 2022, Jackson, WY – On June 17, 2022, The FDA autho...

Teton County, WY Moves Back to the Medium Community Level for COVID-19

For Immediate Release

June 17, 2022, Jackson, WY – Teton County Health Department is announcing that Teton County, WY, has moved into the Medium Community Level for COVID-19. This decrease from the High Community Level results from a dec...

Teton County, WY Moves into High Community Level for COVID-19

For Immediate Release

June 10, 2022, Jackson, WY – Teton County Health Department is announcing that Teton County, WY, has moved into the High Community Level for COVID-19 according to the CDC. This increase from the Medium Community Lev...

Avian Influenza

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Continues to Spread in Wyoming

Teton County, WY COVID-19 Vaccination Update

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FDA Authorizes and CDC Recommends Second Booster Dose of Two COVID-19 Vaccines for Older and Immunocompromised Individuals 

March 31, 2022, Jackson, WY – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Cente...

No Age Limit for the Curative No-Cost COVID-19 Rapid Testing Center and New Hours of Operation

For Immediate Release 

March 18, 2022, Jackson, WY – Beginning Friday, March 18, 2022, there will no longer be an age limit at the Curative COVID-19 rapid testing center in the Target Plaza.  Individuals of all ages will be able...

BCC and TOJ Give Official Thanks to the Community for COVID-19 Response

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The Teton County Board of County Commissioners and Jackson Town Council Officially Thank All in the Community for Their Efforts During the COVID-19 Response

 March 15, 2022, Jackson, WY – March 18, 2022, marks the tw...

Teton County Health Department Updates Dashboard and Guidance to Align with CDC's Risk Levels

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Teton County Health Department Updates Dashboard and Guidance to Align with CDC's COVID-19 Community Risk Levels 

March 1, 2022, Jackson, WY – On Friday February 25, 2022, The Centers for Disease Control and...

Teton County Health Department Updates to the Covid-19 Dashboard

For Immediate Release

February 16, 2022, Jackson, WY – As we begin to move out of the emergency phase of the pandemic the Teton County Health Department will be making some changes to the Teton County COVID-19 Dashboard. Though Teton County has r...

Teton County Health Department COVID-19 Guidance for the Most Vulnerable in Our Community

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February 15, 2022, Jackson, WY – As cases continue to decline from Teton County’s Omicron surge, the Teton County Health Department would like to provide guidance to the community to help protect those who are most vulnerable to sever...

Teton County, WY COVID-19 Vaccination Update: Immunocompromised Individuals Eligible for Booster

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February 1, 2022, Jackson, WY – Teton County Health Department would like to emphasize that certain members of the public should receive a COVID-19 booster dose after having gotten an additional dose due to immunoco...

Teton County Health Department Recommendations While COVID-19 Cases are Extremely High

January 7, 2022, Jackson, WY – New COVID-19 cases continue to increase sharply over the last week. From December 29, 2021, through January 4, 2022, there were a total of 734 cases reported with a correlating case rate of 3,128.20/100,000 populat...

Teton County, WY COVID-19 Vaccination Update Clinic Changes, CDC Updates Vaccine Recommendations

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January 7, 2022, Jackson, WY – Teton County Health Department would like to share several COVID-19 vaccine updates:

1. We are shifting locations again for the COVID-19 Clinics for individuals ages 12 and up ONLY. &am...

CDC Updates and Shortens Recommended Isolation and Quarantine Period

Teton County Health Department’s Case Investigation Team Overwhelmed with Surge in Cases

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December 27, 2021, Jackson, WY - Teton County has recently experienced a substantial increase in COVID-19 cases even with the testing delays from the holiday weekend.  From December 19, 2021 to December 25, 2021, 209...

Mask Wearing Recommendation to help Guide Community Members to Stay Safe this Winter Season

For Immediate Release

Public Health Order #21-5 Requiring Face Masks for Teton County, Including the City of Jackson, Wyoming Set to Expire at 11:59pm on December 31, 2021; Mask Wearing Recommendation to help Guide Community Members to Stay Safe this Winte...

Omicron Variant Presence Confirmed in Wyoming

Booster Dose Recommended for Older Teens

Teton County Health Department’s COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic New Location and Hours

December 9, 2021, Jackson, WY - Beginning Monday, December 13, 2021, the Teton County Health Department’s COVID-19 vaccine clinic will relocate back to the Health Department, located at 460 East Pearl Avenue after being at the Presbyter...

Booster Shot Recommendations Simplified and Expanded

Local Information - To book a vaccine appointment at the Teton County Health Department COVID vaccine clinic, visit https://hipaa.jotform.com/TCHD/covidvax. Appointments are available throughout December and we offer the Pfizer, Moderna and J&J COVID-...

Walk-In Flu Clinic on Tuesday, November 23rd; Free Flu Vaccine for Those Without Health Insurance

November 19, 2021, Jackson, WY - The Teton County Health Department will be hosting a walk-in, Flu vaccine clinic on Tuesday, November 23rd from 8:30am-5:30pm at 460 E. Pearl Ave. for those who are still in need of a flu vaccine. Free flu vaccine...

No-Cost Rapid PCR Testing for COVID-19 Now Available in Teton County, WY by Curative

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November 5, 2021, Jackson, WY - Beginning Monday, November 8, 2021, no-cost, rapid PCR testing for COVID-19 will be available in Teton County, WY.  The testing will be run by Curative in partnership with Teton County Health D...

Emergency Use Authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 5 to 11

November 3, 2021, Jackson, WY – After emergnecy use authorization by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on November 2, 2021, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vac...

Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Approved for Use in Those 12+; Vaccine Clinics at Schools

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May 13, 2021, Jackson, WY – The Teton County Health Department will begin administering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to individuals ages 12 and up.  This is following the decision made by the Advisory Commit...