(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) has awarded the state’s 15th medical cannabis pharmacy license to Dragonfly Wellness. The company was one …
New Report Highlights Need to Address Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in Utah
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Utah Department of Health (UDOH), Office of Health Disparities (OHD) recently released the Utah Health Status by Race and Ethnicity2021report. This …
CDC clears way for COVID-19 vaccines for 5-11 year olds
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued recommendations to healthcare providers for vaccinating 5-11 year olds against COVID-19. …
FDA advisory committee recommends authorization of pediatric COVID-19 vaccine
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Today’s vote by the FDA’s independent advisory committee recommending emergency use authorization of Pfizer’s pediatric COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 …
CDC approves booster doses for Moderna, Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccines
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today recommended the use of booster doses for people who were vaccinated with …
Suicides and Drug Overdoses Haven’t Increased in Utah During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(Salt Lake City) – Despite observed increases in the number of suicides and drug overdoses in other states and overall nationally, new data released today by …
Exciting Changes Coming to Utah’s Adoption Law
A new law, effective November 1, 2021, allows Utah-born adoptees to now get a non-certified copy of their original birth certificate without having to go to …
COVID-19 booster dose recommended for people at highest risk for severe COVID-19
(Salt Lake City, UT) – This morning, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended the use of Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) booster doses …
Health and Agriculture Officials Warn Utahns to not use Ivermectin for COVID-19
(Salt Lake City) – Recently, the Utah Department of Health became aware of a patient who ingested large doses of ivermectin in an attempt to treat …
UDOH-sponsored COVID-19 Tests for this week
The following testing sites are offered this week throughout Utah. All of these testing sites offer PCR, rapid antigen tests, and NP swab PCR tests. All …