Smaller Utah Hospitals await vaccine as Moderna awaits FDA approval While major hospitals have now received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, smaller, rural hospitals in Utah are awaiting a different COVID-19 vaccine that will be more suitable for their needs. and last updated 2020-12-16 00:38:41-05 VERNAL, Utah â Five hospitals currently have the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Utah, with more vaccines coming to the state later this week or early next week. Meanwhile, smaller, rural hospitals in the state are awaiting a different vaccine that would be more suitable. âThe stateâs allocated Moderna to us,â said Greg Gardiner, chief clinical officer at Ashley Regional Hospital in Vernal. âThe Pfizer (vaccine) has to be stored ... 80 degrees below zero, so the Moderna is a little more stable from that standpoint, so the rural facilities throughout the state will be getting the Moderna.â