SALT LAKE CITY As the new academic year approaches, the Utah Department of Health is encouraging vaccination of all people age 12 and older and recommends mask-wearing indoors at schools, according to new guidelines it released Monday.
The layered prevention approach includes a number of recommendations but no mandates, consistent with Utah law. The guidance comes as the seven-day average for positive COVID-19 cases is 861. Fifteen additional deaths were reported Monday for the most recent weekend period bringing the state s death toll from the virus to 2,466. We strongly recommend local health departments and schools use a layered prevention approach, including encouraging vaccination and mask wearing, among other strategies, Dr. Michelle Hofmann, deputy director of the Utah Department of Health, said in a statement.
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