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Summit County anti-vaccine advocates are asking for the right to speak at Board of Health meetings

Summit County Board of Health members say vaccinations have become political

Summit County is set to dismantle its mass vaccination clinic

Park Record file photo This is the final week of operation for the mass vaccination clinic at the Utah Film Studios, an experiment in logistics and public health unprecedented in the history of Summit County and one that, much to the county health director’s surprise, lasted fewer than six months. “Early on, I was forecasting we’d be well into July before we hit any significant level of vaccine uptake that would be protective of us,” Health Director Rich Bullough said. “I’m thrilled to say I’m off by six or eight weeks.” Bullough stopped short of saying the county had reached herd immunity, indicating that an influx of summertime visitors would make it difficult to track the vaccination level at any given time.

Nearly 80% of Summit County residents have received a vaccine. Reaching the other 20% is the next challenge for health officials.

Summit County invites residents 40 and older to make a vaccine appointment

Park Record file photo Health officials announced Thursday that the age requirement to receive a vaccine against COVID-19 was lowering dramatically, but in Summit County, that age is lower than anywhere else in the state at least temporarily. that all Utahns 50 years or older, and some others who have certain medical conditions, would be eligible to receive a vaccine against COVID-19 beginning March 8. “This is the largest group we’ve ever added,” Cox said during a news briefing. “And we are having more and more vaccines come into the state every week that’s why we feel comfortable doing this.”