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KSL TV SALT LAKE CITY — Those eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in Salt Lake County should have an easy time securing an appointment this week. "Were anxious to make sure that every 70-year-old and older has had access to the vaccine," said Dr. Audrey Stevenson with the Salt Lake County Health Department. The health department said it received additional doses of the vaccine this week and has "open appointments immediately available for anyone 70 or older who lives in Salt Lake County," accor...

KSL TV 5PM: Utahns have another chance to enroll in Affordable Care Act marketplace KSL TV SALT LAKE CITY — Utahns who missed open enrollment for the federal Affordable Care Act marketplace have a second chance. Normally, sign-up is just once a year. The federal exchange website reopened sign-ups for another three months, giving uninsured Americans plenty of time to explore health insurance options. "This is an open door for anyone who is uninsured or underinsured," Stanford explained to KSL-...

KSL TV 5PM: Utah County closely monitoring vaccine inventory to ensure no leftover doses KSL TV PROVO – Officials with the Utah County Health Department are promising to more closely monitor COVID-19 vaccine inventory after they ended up with hundreds of extra doses last week. "Sometimes we get an extra dose from each vial," said UCHD spokesperson Aislynn Tolman-Hill. "Sometimes that extra amount throughout the week, or a day, can build up." On Friday, the county added 500 extra appointments ...

KSL TV 5PM: Second round of Paycheck Protection Program KSL TV SALT LAKE CITY — Banking experts are encouraging Utahs small businesses to look into applying for the new round of Paycheck Protection Program forgivable loans. "We want to make sure that every small business in Utah comes out of this pandemic in a strong position," said Howard Headlee, president of the Utah Bankers Association. Headlee said its especially important that restaurants and hotels look into securing a second or first ...

KSL TV ST. GEORGE, Utah — High demand for the COVID-19 vaccine from southwest Utah residents aged 70 and older caused the local health departments website to crash on Monday morning. "We understand how frustrating this is for many of our seniors," read a statement from David Heaton, spokesperson for the Southwest Utah Public Health Department. Once the website became overwhelmed, the local health department sought the help from the state to set up a temporary sign-up page. "Its very frustrati...

Wednesday saw protests turn to riots in Washington ahead of the presidential vote certification. Heres how Utahns weighed in on all the chaos of the day.

KSL TV 5PM: Department of Workforce Services: Keep filing weekly unemployment claims KSL TV SALT LAKE CITY — Even though the new COVID-19 relief bill has been signed into law, Utah must still wait for instructions from the federal government on how to pass along certain unemployment payments. "Were not able to start making payments until we actually get the funds and were able to draw down those funds from the federal government," said Nate McDonald, the communications director for the Utah D...

KSL TV 5PM: Utah tries to collect on $1.5 million from unemployment overpayments KSL TV SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is seeking repayment of approximately $1.5 million in unemployment benefits that were incorrectly paid out during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data that was sent to federal regulators. Utah paid $1.2 million in overpayments for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and $340,000 in overpayments under the Pandemic Extended Unemployment Compensation, the unemployment office reported in...

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and Gov.-elect Spencer Cox continued to show public frustration over Attorney General Sean Reyes decision to join 16 other attorneys general in a brief aimed to throw out election results in four states.

KSL TV SALT LAKE CITY – For the first time since the pandemic began, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is releasing hospital-level data about capacity. Until now, the information was only available at the state level. "When data are aggregated at county or state level, the average across all facilities can mask what is happening at each local hospital," HHS officials said about releasing the more specific data. The hope is that the public can better understand how COVID-19 is i...