What Got Southern Utah Sick Last Year?
The number one, reported communicable disease in southern Utah is...
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Health Department Works To Keep Food Safe In Southern Utah
It's pretty rare to have a restaurant get to the point where they have some kind of a warning.
3 Southern Utah Events For You This Week
June is just around the corner and Southern Utah has been gearing up for all of its summer events.
There is something for everyone and of course a ton of family-friendly events (as always) but the trouble always comes when deciding what event to attend. If ...
Omicron variant raising concerns with state health officials
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KDXU) - Leaders at the Utah Department of Health say cases are rising again. Officials believe it's because of the Omicron variant.
The department is reporting Omicron is responsible for 65% of cases right now in the state
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Omicron becoming dominant variant
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC4) - Utah doctors believe the Omicron COVID-19 variant will become the dominant strain of the virus by early next year.
An infectious disease specialist at Intermountain Healthcare says the variant is more efficient at causing infections than previous strains
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COVID-19 positive cases rising in So. Utah
ST. GEORGE, Utah (KDXU) - Hospitalizations are rising for COVID-19 patients in Southern Utah.
In Southwest Utah, 70 people are in the hospital when at the beginning of the month there were just under 40 people hospitalized.
David Heaton of the Southwest Utah Public Health says it's possible to see positive case counts rise around the holidays
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Utah caregivers respond to vaccine mandate enforcement pause
ST. GEORGE, Utah (KDXU/ABC4) - Amid the vaccine mandate pause, leaders from Intermountain Healthcare are reporting 95% of caregivers have complied with the federal government requirement, but those in the 5% against it, tell ABC4 they’re hoping to see a change.
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Omicron variant in Southern Utah: What you need to know
ST. GEORGE, Utah (KDXU/ABC4) -
Public health officials are contact tracing and doing disease surveillance after the first Omicron variant case was reported to the Southwest Utah Public Health Department on Friday.
An older, fully vaccinated resident in Southwest Utah is quarantining and received monoclonal antibody treatment after testing positive for the Omicron variant.
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Vaccine eligibility is expanding March 1st
Even though the Southwest Utah Public Health Department say it feels a little too soon for an expansion, at least in Washington County, eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine is being expanded to now include all Utahns 65 to 69-years of age. Governor Spencer Cox says they can start receiving doses of the vaccine on March 1st, along with people with high-risk health conditions while many individuals
Covid-19 Vaccination Begins in Southwest Utah
The Southwest Utah Public Health Department (SWUPHD) has begun receiving shipments of COVID-19 vaccine for distribution in Washington, Iron, Kane, Beaver, and Garfield counties. Supplies are limited and will be offered to priority groups at clinics in each county, by online registration
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