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(Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP) Mink look out from a pen on a farm near Naestved, Denmark, on Nov. 6, 2020. Denmark ordered the culling of all farmed mink in the country during the coronavirus pandemic.

‘Watch them die’: Bird flu is ravaging a Utah mink farm, killing 80% of the herd. State agriculture officials have no clear plan.

By Samantha Moilanen | September 27, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Eugene Hoshiko | AP) The Food and Drug Administration has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines.

The updated COVID-19 vaccines have just been approved. Here’s what you can expect.

By Andy Larsen | September 5, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

Will the LDS Church encourage its members to get the measles vaccine? We asked. Here’s the response.

Utah lawmakers join rally for plastic surgeon accused of destroying $28K in COVID-19 vaccines

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(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Xlear President Chad Slaughter points out machinery during a tour of the production line at Xlear, Inc. in American Fork on Wednesday, April 16, 2025.

Should companies have to prove their marketing claims? New lawsuit thinks not.

Utah-based Xlear is suing the federal government over the FTC Act, claiming federal overreach.

By Shannon Sollitt | June 22, 2025, 4:59 p.m.

(Emon Hassan | The New York Times) A bag containing blood collected from a donor during a drive at the Red Cross of Greater New York in 2014. A Utah bill would require hospitals to let patients supply their own blood from themselves or directed donors.

BYOB? Utah bill would require hospitals to let patients bring their own blood.

The measure is being pushed by a vocal COVID vaccine critic.

By Robert Gehrke | February 8, 2025, 8:32 p.m.

(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Allison Baver signs an autograph for a fan during an event at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Baver, a three-time Olympic short-track speed skater, was convicted in June 2023 in connection with a $10 million Paycheck Protection Program loan she took out for an entertainment company that prosecutors said had no employees or payroll at the time she applied.

Utah prosecutors want former Olympian to serve years in prison over $10 million COVID-19 relief loan

Allison Baver, a former speed skater, maintains she acted in good faith in seeking a PPP loan for her developing movie company during the pandemic.

By Sean P. Means | October 16, 2024, 12:54 a.m.

(Melissa Phillip | Houston Chronicle/AP file photo) A Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine is seen at a pharmacy in Cypress, Texas, in 2023. In Utah, health officials warn of a potential winter surge in coronavirus cases and encourage new booster vaccinations.

Utah could see a winter surge of COVID-19, health officials warn

Wastewater levels increased to “very high” levels since mid-July.

By Shaylee Navarro | September 19, 2024, 12:00 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mass testing centers like this one in the parking lot of the Maverik Center pictured in February 2022, ceased operation that month. But wastewater monitoring shows "very high" levels of COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Utah has ‘very high’ COVID-19 levels in wastewater, federal data shows

Sites across the Beehive State show at least a 40% increase in viral activity levels, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

By Megan Banta | July 30, 2024, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Members fill the Conference Center in downtown Salt Lake City for General Conference on Saturday, April 6, 2024.

Latest stats show ‘a lot of positive developments’ in LDS Church growth

Converts, children and missionaries fuel post-pandemic surge as the faith’s global membership tops 17.2 million.

By Mark Eddington | April 10, 2024, 4:21 p.m.