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Free COVID-19 Testing Expanded Across Utah
The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) is offering free rapid antigen testing at many locations throughout the state of Utah. Anyone can get tested at these free testing clinics, even if they do not have symptoms of COVID-19. Anyone who wants to be tested can find a location and register online through this online map.
How the mRNA Vaccine Works
A messenger RNA vaccine, also called an mRNA vaccine, is a new kind of vaccine that is the first safe and effective vaccine being used …
The Distribution Timeline for the COVID-19 Vaccine
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 …
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 …
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 …
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?