University of Utah Health is honored to help the state of Utah distribute COVID-19 vaccines to select patient groups, beginning March 1, 2021. Vaccinating those who are most vulnerable is...
One of the biggest challenges we will face in 2021 and beyond from the COVID-19 pandemic is a growing mental health crisis. Although many factors contribute to the increased stress...
University of Utah Health’s Wellness Bus has resumed community health screenings after testing for COVID-19 over the past ten months. On April 3, 2020, the Wellness Bus officially joined the...
Those who've been infected by COVID-19 might question whether they need to get vaccinated. While your body has built some immunity and now has antibodies, protection doesn’t last forever. Here’s...
Taking on the COVID-19 pandemic has become a battle with two fronts. While we are rightly focused on vaccines, masking, and social distancing, many of us are not paying enough...
A study about women who contracted COVID-19 during pregnancy found that those with severe or critical COVID-19 to be at greater risk of dying and experiencing serious complications compared with...
Discussion of double masking has come to light since the discovery of COVID-19 virus variants. Scientists believe it's possible that some of these new variant strains can spread more easily...
The contact tracing training and deployment program at University of Utah was recently awarded a $3.1 million contract from the Utah Department of Health (UDOH). This funding will extend the...
The risk of getting infected with COVID-19 and experiencing severe illness increases with age. The good news is that COVID-19 vaccination helps prevent against severe illness, hospitalization, and death from...
most COVID-19 maps do not improve public understanding of the potential risk of contracting the disease or promote compliance with health guidelines meant to slow its spread,
COVID-19 has created a lot of uncertainty and worries among vulnerable populations, including pregnant people. Research has found the benefits of getting vaccinated against the virus far outweigh any potential...