Health officials urge Utah parents to vaccinate children against COVID-19
Associated Press
and last updated 2021-05-10 21:29:41-04
SALT LAKE CITY â With Monday s news that the This is really a great step forward in the fight against the pandemic. It s great news for children, I think every pediatrician in the state is incredibly happy to hear it, said Dr. Andrew Pavia of University of Utah Health and Intermountain Primary Childrenâs Hospital.
Utah s youth population is one of the highest in the country, with nearly 30 percent of residents under the age of 18.
Since the pandemic began, only one child has died of COVID-related illness in Utah. But while the virus is not perceived to be as harmful to children as it is to adults, the vaccine will prevent Utah s younger residents from passing the coronavirus to their parents, family or others they interact with in the community.
Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
Adolescents could be getting vaccinated against COVID-19 within days, a Utah doctor said Monday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of the Pfizer vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds, a decision that still must be endorsed by another federal agency.
“Probably by the end of the week at places that are already offering vaccine the eligibility will change to where anybody 12 and older can come in, whereas now it’s 16 and older,” said Dr. Andrew Pavia, University of Utah Health chief of pediatric infectious disease and director of epidemiology at Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital.
Utah children, 12-to-15, could start getting the COVID-19 vaccine by weekâs end, a leading pediatrician says
Some 215,000 Utah kids will become eligible for the Pfizer version of the vaccine.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Parker Manning, 16, a student at Woods Cross High School, looks at his Pfizer vaccination card after receiving his first shot from Pharmacist Shannon Stoker at a pop-up clinic by Nomi Health, April 27, 2021. County and regional health districts are setting up vaccination clinics in high schools, to get the COVID-19 vaccine to 16 and 17-year-olds. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Pfizer vaccine for kids 12-to-15 on Monday, May 10, 2021 â and shots could be going into children s arms by the end of the week.
Staying safe as the weather warms up
As the weather heats up, Intermountain Healthcare says it s a good time to make sure you are properly prepared for outdoor adventures.
By: Intermountain Healthcare
and last updated 2021-04-29 12:43:27-04
Each year more than 1,200 people die, and thousands are injured in bicycle, roller blade, scooter or skateboard accidents.
Intermountain Healthcare hospitals and clinics are also already seeing an increase in the number of outdoor and ATV accidents this year as people stop quarantining due to the COVID-19 pandemic and seek to enjoy more outdoor activities.
As many head head south to recreate in Utahâs beautiful state and national parks. If a trip to red rock country is on the bucket list this summer, Intermountain Healthcare physicians have a few safety reminders:
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