Month: April 2021

WASHINGTON  - The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can safely travel at "low risk" but still did not recommend Americans doing so because of high coronavirus cases nationwide The CDC's shift in guidance should be a shot in the arm for the travel industry, which is still struggling from the dip in passengers since the onset of the pandemic in 2020. But CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told reporters that, despite the new guidance for vaccinated people, now was still not a good time to take a trip. "We know that right now we have a surging number of cases. I would advocate against general travel overall," she said. "We are not recommending travel at this time, especially for unvaccinated individ...

Utah is in “a good spot” right now in the battle against COVID-19, an Intermountain Healthcare infectious diseases physician said Friday, as the Utah Department of Health reported another 422 new COVID-19 cases and six additional deaths from the virus. “This is a time to be optimistic,” Dr. Eddie Stenehjem told reporters during a virtual news conference by the region’s largest health care provider. Stenehjem said even though there are still very sick patients hospitalized with the deadly virus, the number of cases, positive test rates, hospitalizations and deaths are all dropping. At the same time, the doctor said, more and more Utahns are getting vaccinated against COVID-19. As of Friday, a total of 1,450,263 vaccine doses have been administered to Utahns, a daily increase...

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