A spokesman for the state health department said Utah was expected to receive about 32,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses each week following “irregularities” in vaccination between the federal government and the states. The state has received 25,000 doses, according to an update from Utah’s health department on Monday. The new weekly …
Read More »Researchers at the University of Utah have found that particles such as COVID are sensitive to temperature
Salt Lake City – Researchers at the University of Utah have found that temperature has a major effect on the formation of particles that cause SARS-Cavi-2, the virus that causes Cavid-1, in a new study. U.S. University of California, Davis working with researchers. Scientists have tested how temperature and humidity …
Read More »The Utah Department of Health reported 2,408 new COVID-19 cases, killing 8 people on Saturday
SALT LEEK CITY – As many as 2,408 new test-confirmed cases and eight deaths from Covid-19 have been reported since Saturday as part of the state health department’s release of daily updated coronavirus statistics in Utah. That brings Utah to a total of 248,970 reported cases and 1,148 coronavirus-related deaths …
Read More »Smith, Kroger will be available once the COVID-19 vaccine is given in Utah
Salt Lake City – Smith’s food and drug stores in Utah are in line to operate once the COVID-19 vaccine becomes widely available. Kroger, Smith’s parent company, announced Tuesday that it is partnering with state health departments and the federal government to provide vaccines to residents of Utah and across …
Read More »First Utah health care workers in the U.S. The hospital receives the COVID-19 vaccine
SALT LAKE CITY – The first Utah has received the COVID-19 vaccine outside of a clinical trial, officials said Tuesday. The vaccination took place at Utah Hospital University on Tuesday morning. An intensive care unit nurse named Christie was the first person in Utah to receive the vaccine, U.S. health …
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