The COVID-19 vaccine is starting to reach Tooele County healthcare workers and the county Health Department said they will sound the cry when the vaccine is ready for priority groups.
The public should watch for messaging from the Health Department, according to Amy Bate, spokesperson for the Tooele County Health Department.
“We will make sure we get the word out,” Bate said. “We will communicate through email, newspaper, social media, on our website, and electronic sign when the vaccine is available and to what priority groups.”
There have been 6,519 vaccines administered to healthcare workers throughout the state as of Dec. 21, according to the Utah Department of Health.
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The first shipment of COVID-19 has reached Utah, but it may be a short while until the vaccine reaches Tooele County.
The first vaccine shipment was designated for hospitals in the state that provide care for the highest numbers of COVID-19 patients, according to the Department of Health’s vaccination plan.
Those hospitals were: LDS Hospital and University Hospital in Salt Lake City, Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, and the Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George.
Tooele County’s hospitals should receive the vaccine later this week and the Tooele County Health Department expects to receive the vaccine before the end of the year, according to Amy Bate, Tooele County Health Department public information officer.