SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake County Health Department launched a new campaign Tuesday to encourage residents to take their “shot” against COVID-19 as 487 new cases of the virus and nine additional deaths were reported in the state.
“This Is Our Shot. Let’s Take It,” is the theme of the county’s vaccination campaign that includes radio, TV, billboards and other advertising as well as a new website, ThisIsOurShot.com, where appointments can be scheduled for those on the state’s eligibility list.
“We’ve been working quickly and have put a lot of time and resources behind our efforts,” Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson said. “It’s important we inform the residents of Salt Lake County and others in our community in a timely, upfront manner as details and information change frequently.”
The efforts by the state’s largest local health department come after a glitch in the state’s new online registration system for vaccine appointments, Vaccinate.Utah.gov allowed some 7,200 people who don’t yet qualify for a shot to sign up over the weekend.
All of those appointments have been canceled.
Only those who meet the eligibility requirements are now able to get vaccinated. That list, expanded this week to Utahns at least 16 years old with specified medical conditions, also includes health care workers, first responders, long-term care facility residents and staffs, K-12 teachers and school staffs and those 65 and older.
The state’s registration system, made available to all of Utah’s 13 local health departments at no cost, is being used by Salt Lake and San Juan counties, Utah Department of Health spokesman Tom Hudachko said. The state paid an existing vendor, MTX Group, $343,000 to develop the registration system.
As of Tuesday, the state health department said 741,297 vaccine doses have been administered in the state, a daily increase of 20,268 doses The state’s federal allotment of doses, about 122,000 this week, is expected to jump as supplies increase.
The rolling seven-day average for positive tests in Utah is 603 per day.
There have been 5,582 people tested in the state since Monday, along with an additional 14,540 tests conducted. The rolling seven-day average for percent positivity is 4.9% when all tests are counted, and 10.5% when multiple tests by an individual within 90 days are excluded.
Utah has 213 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19, and the state’s death toll is 1,949, including nine deaths reported Tuesday. Two of those deaths, however, occurred before Feb. 9. The latest deaths are:
- A Davis County man, between the ages of 65 and 84, not hospitalized at time of death.
- A Salt Lake County woman, older than 85, long-term care facility resident.
- A Salt Lake County woman, 65-84, hospitalized at time of death.
- A Summit County man, 45-64, hospitalized.
- A Tooele County man, 65-84, hospitalized.
- A Utah County man, older than 85, long-term care facility resident.
- A Utah County man, 65-84, hospitalized.
- A Washington County man, 65-84, hospitalized.
- A Weber County woman, 45-64, hospitalized.
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