While recent reports that inflammation of the heart muscle may be a side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine in some adolescents and young adults around the country are being reviewed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it’s business as usual for Utah’s vaccination program. “I haven’t heard any concern from the public regarding this,” Rich Lakin, Utah Department of Health immunization director, told the Deseret News Monday about the.
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Health officials counting on local providers, community groups to reach those hesitant to get the COVID-19 vaccine
As numbers dwindle at mass vaccination sites, officials rely on grassroots efforts to reach those who haven’t gotten the shots yet
| May 14, 2021, 3:37 p.m.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dr. Edward Redd with the Bear River Health Department is filmed by two filmakers with Penna Powers ad agency May 11, 2021 for public service announcements to encourage Utahns to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Dr. Edward Redd, physician and soon-to-be regional TV pitchman, doesn’t want to tell people they have to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Davis County begins COVID-19 vaccinations for kids ages 12-15
and last updated 2021-05-13 14:56:17-04
FARMINGTON, Utah â Kids ages 12-15 in Davis County are lining up at the Legacy Events Center in Farmington to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations Thursday.
The doors for the vaccine clinic opened at 10 a.m. and mother Happie Larson was one of the first people in line to get her children vaccinated.
Larson is a mother of 23 children. On Thursday, she brought two 13-year-olds and one 15-year-old in for vaccinations.
âMy life is to keep my children safe. That is my responsibility and my job. To me this is one step to make sure that my children are safe,â Larson said.
Davis Co. will not turn away those without vaccine appointments
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FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2021, file photo, cars pull in to nursing stations for the COVID-19 vaccine roll out at the Davis County Legacy Center
and last updated 2021-04-30 13:37:25-04
DAVIS COUNTY, Utah â While residents are still asked to make appointments, Davis County health officials say they will no longer turn away those looking for a COVID-19 vaccine without one.