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Utahns 16 And Older Now Eligible For COVID-19 Vaccine

Starting Monday, all Utahns over age sixteen will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as the state continues to open up appointments.According to FOX 13, residents in the new eligibility group can begin scheduling appointments beginning at 9:00 a.m. However, no appointments are available until after April 4 due to extremely high demand for vaccinations in Utah. All appointments are reportedly booked through April 3.

 

Utah County Health Department Spokesperson Aislynn Tolman-Hill said the state officials are feeling “quite confident” about the process and they’ve been making improvements every day since vaccination appointments opened up in December. 

Tyler Hewitt is the web/social media assistant at UPR. He writes stories every day, updates the website and manages the station's Twitter and Facebook pages. Tyler is a senior at Utah State University and is studying public relations, marketing, and psychology. He loves to write, listen to music, play video games, play tennis and hang out with his fiancé and cat, Juno. He is a great plant dad and recently started collecting vinyl records!