SALT LAKE CITY Utah Department of Health officials announced Monday the agency is turning to three major health care providers to help expand COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the state beginning this week, ahead of a jump in allotted vaccines.
Intermountain Healthcare, Nomi Health and University of Utah Health will all help vaccinate Utahns under the agreement with the state. All three said Monday that they had operations set up already and intended to expand operations in the coming weeks before the state s weekly allotment of vaccines is expected to more than double weekly totals from previous weeks. These partners will increase our reach throughout the state. They will be able to offer large-scale vaccination clinics in some areas where we re currently unable to do so, said Tom Hudachko, spokesperson for the Utah Department of Health. They have established relationships with many residents in the state who have underlying medical conditions, so we will rely on them to help with
New state partners to expand access this week to COVID-19 vaccine
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Wyn Choa, a heart transplant recipient, is administered his first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine by Nathan Hagen, director of pharmacy for University of Utah Health, at U. Health’s Redwood Health Center in Salt Lake City on Monday, March 1, 2021.
Steve Griffin, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY With Utah expecting a big increase COVID-19 vaccine doses, more options were announced Monday for residents who meet the state eligibility requirements to sign up for shots as just 257 new cases of the virus and five additional deaths were reported.
SALT LAKE CITY Utah Department of Health officials announced Monday the agency is turning to three major health care providers to help expand COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the state beginning this week, ahead of a jump in allotted vaccines.
Intermountain Healthcare, Nomi Health and University of Utah Health will all help vaccinate Utahns under the agreement with the state. All three said Monday that they had operations set up already and intended to expand operations in the coming weeks before the state s weekly allotment of vaccines is expected to more than double weekly totals from previous weeks. These partners will increase our reach throughout the state. They will be able to offer large-scale vaccination clinics in some areas where we re currently unable to do so, said Tom Hudachko, spokesperson for the Utah Department of Health. They have established relationships with many residents in the state who have underlying medical conditions, so we will rely on them to help with