One Year After COVID Pandemic Hit Utah – Where Do Things Stand? Intermountain Physician to Provide Update at Noon, MT

NEWS ADVISORY

WHAT: 

A year after the COVID pandemic hit Utah, changing lives and affecting people and families in their daily routines and activity, where do things stand today – and what do things look like for the future as Utah’s vaccine rollout expands to all adults on April 1 and the statewide mask mandate ends on April 10?

Dr. Todd Vento, an infectious diseases physician at Intermountain Healthcare, will address the loosening restrictions, the upcoming expanded vaccine eligibility, and will provide an update on the current impact of the COVID virus on Utah hospitals and caregivers in Utah, today at noon, MT, as part of the Intermountain Healthcare Community COVID Update and Weekly Report.

Dr. Vento will address these and other topics, including:

• Update on preventive things people should be doing after being fully vaccinated

• Update on rollout of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine

• Status of new and existing COVID variants

• Explanation of new CDC gathering guidance for people fully vaccinated

• Safety and efficacy of vaccines and why it’s vital people get vaccinated

WHEN: Noon, MT, Friday, March 12, 2021

WHO: Dr. Todd Vento, Intermountain Healthcare Infectious Diseases Physician

WHERE: Zoom Video Call

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