vaccination

"It seemed like the smart thing to do," Ian Harris said of his decision to be vaccinated for monkeypox. "It's better to be safe than sorry." Harris is pictured here at his apartment complex on Aug. 1, 2022.

Health, Science & Environment

Gay men are the first group at high risk as monkeypox starts to spread in Utah

Saige Miller

Monkeypox just happens to be hitting Utah’s queer community right now. That could very easily change.

Even though your child might have gotten COVID in the past, Cindy Wynette with the Utah Department of Health and Human Services said it’s still a good idea to get vaccinated especially as cases continue to rise in several counties.

Health, Science & Environment

Heads up Utah parents: Vaccines for kids 6 months and older are finally here

Ivana Martinez

For some parents the latest COVID vaccine for toddlers and babies allows them to breathe a sigh of relief.

The sun rises on a snow-covered Turret Arch, casting a bright orange glow on the landscape. A quarter moon can be seen just to the left of the sandstone turret, Feb. 24, 2022.

News Briefs

AM Brief: Salt Lake County water summit, Arches permit system & mule deer catch COVID

KUER News

The latest Utah news for Tuesday morning, March 29, 2022.

View from the top of a mountain canyon in fall.

News Briefs

AM Brief: Low COVID numbers, new Salt Lake County trail system & agriculture economic footprint

KUER News

The latest Utah news for Wednesday morning, March 23, 2022

A snowy field with foot prints lead to a large, historic university building. There are snow-capped mountains in the background.

News Briefs

AM News Brief: USU coach apology, new state legislator & Latino vaccination rates

KUER News

The latest Utah news from Monday morning, Dec. 20, 2021

Lit marquee at Egyptian Theatre says "Sundance Film Festival."

Health, Science & Environment

Tickets? Vaccine Card? Covid Test? Here are the health guidelines for the Sundance film festival

Ivana Martinez

At a Summit County board of health meeting, Sundance officials announced their game plan for the upcoming film festival.

A photo of Gov. Cox at a press conference.

Politics & Government

Gov. Spencer Cox On The Drought, Vaccination Rates, Wildfires And Housing Affordability

Sonja Hutson

At his monthly press conference, Gov. Spencer Cox weighed in on several high-profile issues facing Utah — from the drought to housing affordability.

News Briefs

AM News Brief: Romney On Impeachment, Weekend COVID & Are Vaccines Languishing?

KUER News

The latest Utah news on Monday morning, January 25, 2021.

In February, participants in a process called Boot Camp Translation voted on the themes they think will resonate most in the area around Durango, Colo., to boost adolescent vaccination rates.

News

Rural Colorado Shows How Vaccination Messaging Is A Science In Itself

Rae Ellen Bichell

A vaccine against the virus behind COVID-19 offers the only certain return to normalcy. Even so, misinformation and conspiracy theories abound – and a...

News Briefs

PM News Brief: Condoleezza Rice At SUU, Campaign Finance & Porn Warning

KUER News

Tuesday evening, Feb. 4, 2020Campaign Finance LimitsA new bill sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Harrison in the Utah Legislature would place limits on political…

The MMR vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella is recommended between 12 and 15 months old, and again between 4 and 6 years old.

News

Measles Infection Causes 'Amnesia' In The Immune System, Study Finds

Rae Ellen Bichell

Researchers writing in the journal Science found that when kids get measles, it can cause “amnesia” in the immune system. In much of the Mountain West,...

News

Skeptics Are More Likely To Become Pro-Vaccine If They Meet Someone Who's Been Infected, Study Finds

Erik Neumann

Around the country mounting distrust of vaccines has created an opportunity for diseases to spread that previously disappeared from the United States.…