(Provo, UT) — Incoming LDS missionaries will no longer need to show proof they are vaccinated against COVID-19, or have a negative COVID-19 test. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints changed its health and safety policies for the Missionary Training Center in Provo. Masks are also optional as […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test will no longer be required for fans wanting to see the Utah Jazz play at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. Vivint Arena and the Jazz said in a statement on Tuesday that they planned to lift […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would prevent Utah employers from asking for proof of vaccination from current and future employees is a step closer to approval. House Bill 60 was approved by the House Business and Labor Committee yesterday. The bill prohibits companies from asking for proof […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The number of people hospitalized in Utah with coronavirus continues to decline. State health officials say there were 529 people in Utah hospitals with the virus yesterday. That’s a decrease of more than 30 patients from Monday. Just under 75 percent of Utah’s intensive care […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A small percentage of Utah National Guard personnel have yet to receive any COVID-19 vaccinations. KSTU-TV reports that about 12-percent of the soldiers and airmen were not vaccinated as of late January. Ten exemptions were approved, while more than 500 were still pending as of […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Utah Department of Health is urging more people to get the COVID-19 vaccine after evaluating data in the state. UDOH officials say unvaccinated individuals in the state are more than two-times as likely to contract the virus than vaccinated Utahns. The unvaccinated are nearly […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Intermountain Healthcare restored its COVID-19 vaccine requirement for all employees. Officials reinstated the previous order following Thursday’s ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that upheld vaccine regulations for medical workers. Intermountain says 98-percent of its workforce is already fully-vaccinated.
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is again asking Utahns to get vaccinated and get booster shots as COVID-19 cases surge around the state. In a video posted to social media, Cox called vaccines safe and said they can help reduce hospitalizations and deaths in Utah. He also […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is urging Utahns to get vaccinated and get their booster shots as COVID-19 cases increase around the state. The governor tweeted yesterday that the omicron variant of the virus has caused case numbers to increase “exponentially.” He also said the next few […]
(Pleasant Grove, UT) — Utah state Representative Jon Hawkins is proposing a bill that would let anyone who has been infected by COVID-19 be legally able to opt out of having a vaccine with a note from a physician. The Republican almost died from COVID-19 this year and says natural […]
