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Mike Anderson, KSL TV

Emails leave students, teachers confused about COVID-19 protocols at Davis County high schools

Questions remained after emails to parents at two Davis County high schools gave the go-ahead for students who tested positive for COVID-19 to return to class. 
2 years ago
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Cary J. Schwanitz, KSL TV

Davis Technical College temporarily stops COVID-19 testing

Davis Technical College temporarily suspended its COVID-19 testing program for the rest of the week to help the Davis School District which has started test-to-stay at least one high school. 
2 years ago
Viewmont High School in Bountiful is now in the test-to-stay protocol. (KSL TV)...
Mike Anderson & Cary J. Schwanitz, KSL TV

One school in Davis School District crossed test-to-stay threshold, two more are close

As the historic omicron surge runs through Utah classrooms, nearly a dozen schools were forced to test their students to determine who stays in person. Viewmont High School in Bountiful enforced that protocol Tuesday.
2 years ago
The line to get tested for COVID-19 was over an hour long Wednesday at the Utah Department of Healt...
MARIA CHENG and CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press

Omicron may be headed for a rapid drop in US and Britain

Scientists are seeing signals that COVID-19′s alarming omicron wave may have peaked in Britain and is about to do the same in the U.S., at which point cases may start dropping off dramatically.
2 years ago
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez receives a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on December 31,...
Cary J. Schwanitz, KSL TV

Navajo Nation reports 220 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths

The Navajo Nation reported 220 new confirmed COVID-19 cases Saturday and zero deaths related to the virus.
2 years ago
A medical team moves a COVID-19 patient in a Utah hospital. (KSL TV)...
Jed Boal, KSL TV

Utah hospitals filling with COVID-19 patients, turning away ambulances

Doctors and nurses on the front line of the COVID-19 crisis said the Omicron variant is filling Utah hospitals, forcing them to treat the sickest first.  
2 years ago
Gov. Spencer Cox shares a prerecorded video message to social media, urging Utahns to get vaccinate...
Madison Swenson, KSL TV

Gov. Cox pleads with Utahns to get vaccinated, boosted against COVID-19

Gov. Spencer Cox issued an urgent plea Thursday morning, calling on all Utahns to get vaccinated or boosted against COVID-19 amid a surge in cases.
2 years ago
STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT - DECEMBER 28: Health workers administer Covid-19 PCR tests at an outdoor tes...
JENNIFER PELTZ, GRETCHEN EHLKE and TERRY TANG, Associated Press

Omicron upends return to US schools and workplaces

Some school systems around the U.S. extended their holiday break Monday or switched back to online instruction because of the explosion in COVID-19 cases, while others pressed ahead with in-person classes amid a seemingly growing sense that Americans will have to learn to co-exist with the virus.
2 years ago
Intermountain Medical Center (KSL TV)...
Jed Boal, KSL TV

Omicron spread means extra diligence for holiday gatherings, travel

The Omicron variant is rapidly becoming dominant in the U.S., and could be the dominant COVID-19 variant in Utah by Christmas, according to Utah physicians.  
2 years ago
Patients receive treatment in a Utah hospital for COVID-19....
Jed Boal, KSL TV

Doctors: Omicron will be dominant variant by the first of the year

Doctors are warning everyone to be careful when gathering for the holidays. As COVID-19 continues hitting home for more Utahns, it is likely omicron will quickly become the dominant variant in the state.
2 years ago
ARLINGTON, VA - DECEMBER 09: Director of the Defense Health Agency Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Place speak...
LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press

Across services, troops face discipline for refusing vaccine

All of the U.S. military services have now begun disciplinary actions and discharges for troops who have refused to get the mandated coronavirus vaccine, officials said Thursday, with as many as 20,000 unvaccinated forces at risk of being removed from service.
2 years ago
The Window Rock formation is illuminated on March 17 in Window Rock, Arizona during an event to rem...
Heather Simonsen, KSL TV

Frontline health care workers of color bridge racial gap in time of COVID-19

Lack of trust and access to services has caused devastation during COVID-19 for Utah's communities of color.  
2 years ago
Patricia Carrill gets her booster shot at a West Valley City clinic. (KSL TV)...
Jed Boal, KSL TV

Booster shots critical in fighting omicron variant

Getting the COVID-19 vaccine and booster may be critical in the battle against omicron.  
2 years ago
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Morgan Wolfe, KSL TV

New mom who delayed COVID-19 vaccine to protect baby is now on ventilator in ICU 

A new mom who wanted to get the COVID-19 vaccine but decided to hold off until she was done breastfeeding her new son is now fighting for her life in the hospital. 
2 years ago
FILE (Courtesy of Intermountain Healthcare)...
Jed Boal, KSL TV

‘We are bursting at the seams’: Utah hospitals full with COVID patients

As we head into our second Thanksgiving in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Utah’s hospitals said they are about as full as they were at the peak last year.  
2 years ago
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez receives a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on December 31,...
Associated Press

Navajo officials urge COVID-19 safety as holiday nears 

Navajo Nation officials are urging residents on the vast reservation to limit in-person gatherings to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus around the holidays. 
2 years ago
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Tamara Vaifanu, KSL TV

Utah thanks frontline workers for dedication during pandemic 

State leaders joined health care professionals Monday to thank Utah's frontline health care workers for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2 years ago
Patricia Carrill gets her booster shot at a West Valley City clinic. (KSL TV)...
Morgan Wolfe & Cary J. Schwanitz, KSL TV

Utahns line up for boosters after Gov. approves extra dose for 18+

The first day after Gov. Spencer Cox said all Utahns 18 and older could get a booster shot, people started to show up to a drive-through clinic in West Valley City. 
2 years ago
FILE PHOTO (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)...
Jed Boal, KSL TV

Everyone 18+ eligible for booster shots in Utah 

Every adult Utahn can now roll up their sleeve for a COVID-19 booster vaccine, and healthcare professionals recommend it as soon as possible. Governor Spencer Cox made that announcement Thursday and has already received his booster.  
2 years ago
Paul Harvey got his flu shot and his COVID-19 booster. (KSL TV)...
MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer

Boosters for all US adults getting closer

An influential U.S. advisory panel will discuss expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all adults Friday, a move that could make the shots available as early as this weekend.
2 years ago
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Jed Boal, KSL TV

Utah reimburses small businesses that pay workers for vaccination time off

A new financial infusion of federal funds is now available for Utah’s small businesses which have employees taking time off due to COVID-19 vaccinations. Eligible businesses can apply for that money starting Tuesday morning. 
2 years ago
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Jed Boal, KSL TV

Utah doctor calls Pfizer booster shots for all adults important to ending pandemic

Pfizer asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to grant emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine booster for everyone ages 18 and older. Some adults were already eligible for the booster and Pfizer now wants authorization for all adults. 
2 years ago
electron microscope image of VOVID virus...
Cary J. Schwanitz, KSL TV

Idaho infant dies from COVID-19 

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare said an infant has died from COVID-19 complications. 
2 years ago
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LAURAN NEERGAARD & MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writers

US gives final clearance to COVID-19 shots for kids 5 to 11

U.S. health officials on Tuesday gave the final signoff to Pfizer’s kid-size COVID-19 shot, a major expansion of the nation’s vaccination campaign.
3 years ago

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