May 21, 2021 9:00 AM
(Salt Lake City) – When COVID-19 cases began to rise dramatically in Utah in November 2020, schools faced a difficult choice. They could maintain normal activities, giving students valuable in-person instruction and social interaction but risking spread of COVID-19. Or they could send students home, keeping them safe from disease but putting their education, emotional health and social well-being at risk.
With a goal of preserving the best of both worlds, Utah Department of Health (UDOH) implemented two COVID-19 testing programs in collaboration with local health departments and Utah schools. These programs helped students participate in extracurricular activities and stay in school while likely reducing spread of the virus.
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SALT LAKE CITY Amid the new guidelines set last week by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, more businesses and universities are dropping their mask requirements across Utah.
Smith s Food and Drug is dropping its mask policy for fully vaccinated customers and most employees, the chain announced Wednesday
The policy change will go into effect Thursday. Customers and most employees will be able to go into stores and other facilities if they have been fully vaccinated; unvaccinated employees and pharmacy employees will still be required to wear masks.
Both Smith s and Kroger announced they would implement enhanced cleaning and physical distancing across all facilities and offer workers $100 in a one-time payment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, which is something that can be administered at one of the stores pharmacies.