.ABC News spoke to officials in three counties leading their states in COVID-19 vaccinations about their campaigns, what they've done and where they go from here.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky called it one of the most infectious respiratory diseases she's ever seen, as COVID-19 cases spike across the country.In Wyoming's Teton County, nearly 60% of residents are fully vaccinated -- almost double the statewide vaccination rate.
There was a longer, second surge in the winter that filled Gallup hospitals and mortuaries to capacity, he said. The vaccination effort has involved coordination among the county's emergency management and public health offices, state health department, health care providers, community partners and federal agencies, including the Indian Health Service.
"A lot of other counties in New Mexico are dependent on local health care systems and private physicians to vaccinate the bulk of their populations," he said."We were fortunate in that aspect that we have a large presence of Indian Health Service facilities to help take care of that population, which allowed for vaccines to come in directly from the federal government to that site.
Since May 24, the county has reported only three COVID-19 deaths, and the seven-day average of new cases is three, down from a peak of 109 in mid-November,There's still a lot of mask-wearing, though life has started to"look a little more normal," Berry said."We've come a long way in the last year."There's stiff competition to be the top county for vaccinations in Vermont, which has the highest vaccination rate in the country.
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