Southwest COVID-19 Vaccine Update

SOUTHWEST UTAH - The Southwest Utah Public Health Department (SWUPHD) has filled all available COVID-19 vaccination appointments through the end of January. 

Most of this week’s appointments were already filled by priority groups who registered previously. Online registration opened up this morning for residents aged 70 and over to sign up for next week’s clinics. Although some were able to access the department’s website to schedule appointments, the site became overwhelmed due to high demand. The SWUPHD was able to partner with state resources to open a temporary sign-up page at swuhealth.org, enabling people to fill the remaining slots. 

“We understand how frustrating this is for many of our seniors,” says David Heaton, SWUPHD Public Information Officer. “We receive limited amounts of vaccine every week and are able to schedule every dose, but those slots go quickly. We ask for your patience as you check our website again next week for February openings. It will take many weeks to schedule and serve this age group.” 

After this morning’s website issues, swuhealth.org will transition to Utah’s state servers by January 20th, which should be able to handle future website surges. The phone line to schedule vaccinations for people without internet access (435-986-2549) will become active next week, once February clinic times are open. Residents will only be allowed to get vaccinated in the county they currently reside. 

Please follow local news sources, our website at swuhealth.org, or social media at swuhealth for COVID-19 updates and vaccine eligibility announcements.