SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has recorded its highest number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 in five months as the virus surges among unvaccinated people. State health officials renewed their pleas on Wednesday for people to get vaccinated as Utah intensive care units reached 81.5% capacity. There are […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah pharmacist has been stripped of his license and fined after acknowledging he gave people COVID-19 vaccination cards without administering the vaccine. The Salt Lake Tribune reported the pharmacist said he was giving six reluctant patients what he called a choice. In one case, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah health officials have announced that the governor’s previous assertion that the state had reached its goal of vaccinating 70% of adults by July Fourth was false because of a data error. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox issued an apology to state residents on Monday, about […]
In a message sent by the Missionary Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to church leaders on Apr. 23, the church encouraged all missionaries and prospective missionaries to get a COVID-19 vaccine. For missionaries already serving their mission, leaders will monitor the availability of the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is recommending that providers pause administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, following the lead of federal officials who are investigating reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. The executive director of the Utah Department of Health, Rich Saunders, said Tuesday that a pause […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A new law blocks Utah’s government from requiring people to get COVID-19 vaccines, but companies can use so-called vaccine passports to determine who has been inoculated. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed the legislation last month. The passports are designed […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Spencer Cox says he’s hopeful Utah will be able to eliminate pandemic restrictions by July if transmission rates keep falling but acknowledged that the situation could change. He urged residents to get vaccinated as soon as possible and to remain cautious. Cox made the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah adults can begin signing up for a COVID-19 vaccine on March 24 _ one week earlier that previously planned because the state has unallocated doses, Gov. Spencer Cox said Thursday. Cox said Thursday during a televised news conference on PBS-Utah that about 15% of […]
The Central Utah Public Health Department has announced vaccination clinics throughout the Central Utah Health District. COVID-19 vaccinations are currently being offered to all individuals 50 years and older as well as those 18 and older with certain underlying medical conditions. The complete list of medical conditions is available at […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah will open up COVID-19 vaccine appointments to people ages 50 and older on Monday. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox made the announcement during his weekly pandemic briefing Thursday. Cox also said that Utah residents 18 and older with certain health conditions — diabetes, chronic kidney […]
