HB233 prohibits higher education institutions that offer both remote and in-person learning from requiring a vaccine-exempt student to participate remotely.
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Registered nurse Sophie Woodbury, left, poses for a photo with state epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn, and fellow registered nurses Monte Roberts, Amanda Vicchrilli, William Brunt and Julie Nelson at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake city on the day vaccinations began in Utah, Dec. 15, 2020.
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University of Utah Health nurse Christy Mulder called it “an overwhelming day” that Tuesday in mid-December when she became the first person in Utah to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
President Joe Biden, now former Vice-President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi received the first of two COVID-19 vaccination shots at the end of December. Biden received his second dose, as others have, last week, prior to taking office.
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Donis Hernández spent three hours Wednesday trying to register his 77-year-old father for a COVID-19 vaccination appointment.
The Las Vegas construction worker and his dad have been waiting for this moment. Hernández works at construction sites where four of his co-workers have contracted COVID-19. He worries about his dad, who lives with him.
But when he finally got through on the newly opened online portal for seniors, appointments already were booked through June.
SALT LAKE CITY After seeing a number of Black Americans killed in 2020 including George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, to name a few Utah doctors knew the country s treatment of people of color needed to change in many aspects, and especially in health care.
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated and highlighted health disparities among minority populations with a disproportionate number of individuals in marginalized communities at a higher risk to become infected. We have seen that Utah is not exempt from experiencing inequities, as one can see with the striking disproportion of cases of COVID-19 in our communities of color, said Dr. Paloma Cariello, associate dean for health equity, diversity and inclusion in the University of Utah School of Medicine.