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Low vaccine rate highlights Wyoming conservative streak

The U.S. and Wyoming flags flutter in the wind next to a rural road south of Gillette, Wyo., on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. Wyoming has the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rate in the U.S. and the Gillette area has one of the lowest rates in Wyoming. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver) The U.S. and Wyoming flags flutter in the wind next to a rural road south of Gillette, Wyo., on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. Wyoming has the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rate in the U.S. and the Gillette area has one of the lowest rates in Wyoming. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver) The U.S. and Wyoming flags flutter in the wind next to a rural road south of Gillette, Wyo., on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. Wyoming has the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rate in the U.S. and the Gillette area has one of the lowest rates in Wyoming. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver) Dr. Attila Barabas, chief medical officer at Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Gillette, Wyo., is seen in a hallway at the hospital on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. Barabas said the hospital will not require its staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 unless it is mandated to do so by the federal government. Wyoming has the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rate in the U.S. and the Gillette area has one of the lowest rates in Wyoming. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver) A metal sculpture and flower bed decorate downtown Gillette, Wyo., on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. Wyoming has the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rate in the U.S. and the Gillette area has one of the lowest rates in Wyoming. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver) Central Baptist Church Pastor Scott Clem, pictured inside the Gillette, Wyo., church on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, says it's nobody's business whether somebody is vaccinated or not. Wyoming has the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rate in the U.S. and the Gillette area has one of the lowest rates in Wyoming. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver) A storefront in downtown Gillette, Wyo., displays a shirt with a political statement on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. Wyoming has the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rate in the U.S. and the Gillette area has one of the lowest rates in Wyoming. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)
Low vaccine rate highlights Wyoming conservative streak