Health
Curt Gresseth
Doctor: To stop spread of Delta variant, get vaccinated or just wear a mask
SALT LAKE CITY — If you are not vaccinated, at least wear a mask in public to stop the Delta variant from claiming more lives, a Utah doctor strongly stressed. Due to the surge of the very contagious COVID-19 Delta variant nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its mask guidance on Tuesday, […]3 years ago
Simone Seikaly
Utah reaction to new CDC mask recommendation
The revised CDC mask guidelines apply to counties which the agency considers being at higher risk of COVID-19 transmission.3 years ago
Mark Jones
Jordan School District opens enrollment for virtual schools
The District says that the purpose of virtual schools is to give students more choices in their education and the way they learn.3 years ago
Jacqueline Howard, CNN
CDC updates guidance, recommends vaccinated people wear masks indoors in certain areas
The CDC updated its mask guidance to recommend that fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors when in areas with "substantial" and "high" transmission of COVID-19.3 years ago
John Harwood, Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins and Kate Sullivan, CNN
CDC to recommend vaccinated people in certain areas resume wearing masks
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to update its guidelines on Tuesday to urge vaccinated people in certain areas of the country to resume wearing masks because of Covid-19.3 years ago
Heather Kelly
The Delta variant is taking a toll on the unvaccinated
The Delta variant is taking a toll on the unvaccinated according to doctors.3 years ago
Heather Kelly
Breathing outside could be hazardous to your health
Breathing outside could be hazardous to your health, the smoke moved in Saturday morning and is expected to stick around.3 years ago
Becky Bruce
Former nurse found guilty of swapping out painkillers for saline
Nathan Pehrson, 41, of Sandy, worked as a nurse when prosecutors say he stole opioid painkillers for his own use, replacing what he took with saline.3 years ago
Mark Jones
Virtual elementary school is coming to Salt Lake City School District
Salt Lake City School District will have a virtual elementary this fall.3 years ago
Paul Nelson
Salt Lake County urges kids under 12 to wear masks when they return to school
Salt Lake County urges children too young to be vaccinated to wear masks when start starts.3 years ago
Dan Bammes
Utah will get more than $300 million from opioid settlement
Utah could be eligible for up to $309-million from drugmakers as they settle thousands of lawsuits across the country.3 years ago
Paul Nelson
Doctors urge Utahns to consider putting masks back on
Doctors in Utah are urging the public to put masks back on to slow the spread of COVID-19 as the state hit over 800 new cases Wednesday.3 years ago
Nick Wyatt
U Health postponing some surgeries to make room for COVID-19 patients
University of Utah Healthcare is temporarily halting some elective surgeries to free up hospital capacity for COVID-19 patients.3 years ago
Saige Miller
Utah surpasses 800 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, UDOH urges residents to get vaccinated
SALT LAKE CITY– More than 800 Utahns have tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday, as the Utah Department of Health reports the majority of virus-related hospitalizations are among unvaccinated residents. “Nearly all COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are now among those who have chosen to not get vaccinated,” UDOH said in a statement. The department reported […]3 years ago
Paul Nelson
Utah COVID-19 treatment study is in need of more volunteers
The University of Utah is teaming with Johns Hopkins University to study the best ways to treat the symptoms of COVID-19.3 years ago
Karilyn Frazier
Utah gymnast and US team alternate Kara Eaker tests positive at Olympics
Utah Red Rock gymnast, and Olympic alternate Kara Eaker has tested positive for COVID-19 according to reports given to WHO-TV.3 years ago
The Associated Press
Los Angeles hopes new mask mandate will reverse virus spike
Los Angeles residents are required again to wear masks indoors.3 years ago
The Associated Press
Zero risk? Virus cases test Olympic organizers’ assurances
TOKYO (AP) — Two South African soccer players became the first athletes inside the Olympic Village to test positive for COVID-19, and other cases connected to the Tokyo Games were also confirmed Sunday, highlighting the herculean task organizers face to keep the virus contained while the world’s biggest sports event plays out. The positive tests came […]3 years ago
Lindsay Aerts
‘I’m very worried about September.’ Pediatricians want kids masked in class who are too young to be vaccinated
Pediatricians want kids too young to be vaccinated to wear masks in school classrooms.3 years ago
Mark Jones
Return-to-Learn program is launched in Alpine School District
Intermountain Healthcare and the Alpine School District are teaming up on Return-to-Learn, to help students suffering from concussions in the classroom.3 years ago
Nick Wyatt
Gov. Cox rails against vaccine misinformation
Gov. Spencer Cox says politicians and cable news hosts discouraging the vaccine are literally killing people.3 years ago
Rob McLean, CNN Business
J&J recalls some Neutrogena and Aveeno sunscreens
Johnson & Johnson is issuing a voluntary recall for five Neutrogena and Aveeno sunscreen lines in the United States after it said it discovered low levels of benzene in the products.3 years ago
Heather Kelly
Coronavirus seven day average shows cases are spiking in Utah
The coronavirus seven day average for positive cases is up to 445.3 years ago
