State data shows new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have risen sharply over the last month. Doctors with Intermountain Healthcare said the surge is fueled mainly by the Delta variant among unvaccinated people, so they urged residents, including those who had the virus, to get their shot.
U.S. regulators on Monday added a new warning to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine about links to a rare and potentially dangerous neurological reaction, but said it’s not entirely clear the shot caused the problem.
One nurse practitioner in Utah shared the fears of many in getting the COVID-19 vaccine, but he never imagined the flip side of the coin — how his body would handle the virus. That's why he wanted to share his story.
A Utah woman recently tested positive for COVID-19 just months after getting her vaccine. Barabara Hart works in healthcare and was fully vaccinated by the end of January.
A rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Utah over the last three weeks has left doctors at University of Utah Health very concerned. The highly transmissible Delta variant is one reason. Doctors also urged unvaccinated people to get their shots to avoid catching the virus.
Experts said compassion, understanding and trusted information were the keys to helping someone make a decision about getting the COVID-19 vaccine. One Utah woman who was initially hesitant to get the vaccine shared what changed her mind.
Considering the mental and emotional toll of the pandemic, it's only natural to feel apprehensive about getting back to normal, and some will need more time than others. One Utah doctor said taking these steps will make "getting back" a little easier.
The Utah Department of Health on Friday said three more Utahns have died from COVID-19 while 272 additional residents have tested positive for the virus.
The Utah Department of Health on Thursday said 309 more Utahns have tested positive for COVID-19. That is up 43 cases from last Thursday. For the last ten days, the state has seen daily decreases in week-to-week cases, with that streak of decreases breaking today.
Demand for the COVID-19 vaccine has been down, but the reasons to get the shot continue to grow at vaccination sites in Utah County, where people can post why they got the shot on a wall.
Health officials reported an outbreak of COVID-19 at Fairfield Junior High School in Kaysville. A total of 29 students were diagnosed with the disease and were recovering Tuesday night.
New cases of COVID-19 continue to decline as Americans continue to get vaccinated. For the first time in more than 14 months, 431 days to be exact, St. Mark’s Hospital on Monday did not treat any patients with COVID-19.
Now that the Utah Department of Health said every Utahn older than 12 is eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, attention shifts to the vaccine trials for kids from 6 to 11-years old.
With daily COVID-19 cases dropping in Utah, Weber State University announced it has lifted face mask requirements on campus and inside university-owned buildings.
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Salt Lake County leaders announced that fully vaccinated people were no longer required to wear face coverings or social distance in county facilities.
New guidance from the CDC that fully-vaccinated people can ditch the mask and social distancing was welcome news for many Utahns, but the impact was not immediately felt at businesses across the state.
The Centers for Disease Control approved COVID-19 vaccines for kids as young as age 12-years-old. That news came Wednesday from the Centers for Disease Control but not all families are ready to get shots for their children.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine unveiled a lottery system Wednesday to entice people to get COVID-19 shots, offering a weekly $1 million prize and full-ride college scholarships in a creative bid to overcome the vaccine hesitancy that remains a stubborn problem across the nation.
As the rate of COVID-19 vaccinations continued to drop in Utah and across the country, University of Utah Health and Community Nursing Services teamed up to get the vaccine out to people who still need it.
