The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. While the first doses of the vaccine …
Foro Digital Sobre Pruebas Rápidas y Vacunas Contra el COVID-19
Actualización: Aquí puede ver una retransmisión del foro Foro Digital Pruebas Rápidas y Vacunas Contra el COVID-19 Hoy (16/12/2020) a las 6 p.m. facebook.com/TelemundoUtah telemundoutah.com …
The COVID-19 Vaccine is Safe and Effective
UPDATED 12/22/2020 Did you know that immunizations prevent 2 to 3 million deaths every year from more than 20 different diseases? In June 2020, the …
Vaccines Protect Us from Viruses and Infections
The year 2020 has been defined by a particle more than 3,000 times smaller than a dust mite: the Coronavirus. The stress induced by the …
What You Need to Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine Right Now
– Originally Published By Intermountain Healthcare COVID-19 vaccines may be key to returning to a more normal life someday, but should I feel safe getting …
Debunking the Myth of Non-Vaccine Herd Immunity in COVID-19
– Originally Published By Intermountain Healthcare What is herd immunity? Herd immunity, also known as “population immunity,” refers to the situation when enough members of …
Healthy customers. Healthy employees. Healthy economy.
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a tremendous toll on individuals, families, communities, and businesses. Economic activity and health outcomes are tightly connected. Economies thrive when …
Impact of Masks on the Economy
During Governor Herbert’s Monday briefing, Taylor Randall from the University of Utah’s Eccles School of Business spoke to the media about a recent study conducted …
Gov. Gary Herbert declares state of emergency for hospital overcrowding, case surge
Following weeks of continued stress on Utah’s hospital networks due to a rise in cases of COVID-19, Gov. Gary R. Herbert has declared a new State of Emergency to address hospital overcrowding.
The situation is dire and unsustainable. We must take action now to protect our hospitals and healthcare workers and to avoid further devastation on our families, communities, and businesses.
Straining the System: What Does it mean to have Utah hospitals at capacity?
Governor Herbert and Utah’s hospital leaders have been telling Utahns for several weeks that sharply increasing COVID-19 cases could strain Utah’s hospitals beyond their capacity. But what does that mean? And what can be done about it?