About one in every three Utahns have been fully vaccinated, but demand for the shot is down and Utah Department of Health officials said they are working to minimize the number of doses that go to waste.
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Lauran Neergaard and Candice Choi, Associated Press
U.S. regulators on Monday expanded the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12, offering a way to protect the nation's adolescents before they head back to school in the fall and paving the way for them to return to more normal activities.
The Alpine School District moved its next board meeting to an online format following recent debates over mask mandates at other school board meetings.
Officials with the Utah Department of Health on Monday said 207 more Utahns have tested positive for COVID-19 and another Utahn has lost his life due to the virus.
A couple have been stranded in what has been labeled as the epicenter of the world’s worst COVID-19 outbreak — India — while they wait for her visa to be signed.
One more Utahn has died of COVID-19, according to the latest report issued by the Utah Department of Health. There were 232 additional cases, with an additional 22,730 vaccines administered.
Mark Alston said his restaurant and bar, The Bayou, has received significant backlash since announcing customers who want to dine-in starting on May 12 will have to present their COVID-19 vaccination cards for entry.
The April U.S. jobs report was an unexpected clunker. Economists had predicted a second month of nearly 1 million added jobs. Instead, to nearly everyone’s surprise, employers added a comparatively paltry 266,000.
Officials with the Utah Department of Health on Saturday said 360 more Utahns have tested positive for COVID-19 and 139 people are currently hospitalized with the virus.
Pfizer became the first drug-maker to ask the Food and Drug Administration for full approval of its COVID-19 vaccine. That important step would make it easier for Utahns to get the shot from their own physician and might reduce vaccine hesitancy.
Officials with the Utah Department of Health on Thursday said 395 more Utahns have tested positive for COVID-19 and 137 people were hospitalized with the virus.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is calling for Washington to immediately stop paying out-of-work Americans an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits, saying the boost in government aid is giving some recipients less incentive to look for work.
America’s employers added just 266,000 jobs last month, sharply lower than in March and a sign that some businesses are struggling to find enough workers as the economic recovery strengthens.
Pfizer/BioNTech has initiated its application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for full FDA approval of its COVID-19 vaccine for people ages 16 and older, the companies said Friday.
State leaders expressed their optimism about Utah’s battle against COVID-19 during Thursday morning’s update. The state hit the metrics for the pandemic “End Game Bill” sooner than expected.
Cruise ship operators may begin simulated voyages with volunteer passengers, according to an order from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention