Vaccines are available to everyone

Anyone who wants a COVID-19 vaccine in Sweetwater County can receive one.

The Sweetwater County District Board of Health opened vaccines to all residents last week, but demand for large-scale vaccination clinics is diminishing according to healthcare representatives.

Castle Rock Hospital District CEO Bailie Dockter said the medical center is going to pull away from giving first doses of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines and turn over more of its vaccine allotment to the county board of health in the coming weeks.

The medical center has distributed 2,300 first injections and 1,455 second dose...