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(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox speaks at a news conference in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.

Gov. Spencer Cox says Utahns age 50 and over can sign up for COVID-19 vaccine

By Sean P. Means | March 4, 2021, 10:37 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Vaccination cards at West Hills Middle School on Feb. 12, 2021.

Utahns sought COVID-19 vaccine in good faith. But their slots were a state mistake, and they feel vilified.

By Scott D. Pierce | March 2, 2021, 12:15 a.m.

(Courtesy University of Utah Health) A University of Utah Health employee holds a vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Map: Here are Utah’s 14 new mass vaccination sites

By Sean P. Means | March 1, 2021, 10:13 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Megan Low adminsiters a Covid 19 vaccination to Margret Maumau, during a news conference, as the Utah Department of Health is announced that they are teaming with Intermountain Healthcare, Nomi Health and University of Utah Health, to open mass vaccination sites for the next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations, on Monday, March 1, 2021.

Utah adding 14 sites for more COVID-19 vaccinations. Here’s where they are.

By Sean P. Means | March 2, 2021, 2:15 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo) Students line up for COVID-19 tests as they return to Highland High School in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.

Utah coronavirus cases continue to fall, but deaths on the rise

By Alex Vejar | February 28, 2021, 9:52 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kenley Hansen gets a COVID-19 vaccination from Kirsten Weber, as Utah County residents lined up for vaccinations in a former Shopko store in Spanish Fork, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021.

State works to cancel appointments after 7,200 people without qualifying conditions are able to schedule shots

By Kathy Stephenson | March 2, 2021, 1:04 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Science teacher Robert Campos wipes down desks in his classroom as students return to Highland High School in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.

Seventeen deaths added to Utah’s COVID-19 toll, as 651 new cases are reported

By Sean P. Means | February 26, 2021, 8:57 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) A "Be Happy" sign with smiley faces wearing masks for the COVID-19 pandemic on Moss Hill Drive in Bountiful, April 22, 2020.

What’s driving Utah’s big coronavirus downturn: Is it vaccinations, behavior changes or something else?

By Andy Larsen | February 26, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) In coordination with a proclamation from President Biden, Gov. Spencer Cox orders the lowering of the flag as it flies at half-staff on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 at the Utah Capitol in memory of the grim milestone reached of 500,000 American lives lost to COVID-19.

Number of new COVID-19 cases in Utah remains well below 1,000

By Scott D. Pierce | February 26, 2021, 8:20 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox talks about his plans to hopefully burn his mask by July 4th as he speaks at a news conference in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.

Utahns age 16 and older with certain health conditions can make vaccine appointments now, Gov. Cox says

By Sean P. Means | February 25, 2021, 9:13 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) People wear masks in Ogden while shopping, Feb. 23, 2021.

Utah’s COVID-19 case counts continue to improve — but deaths continue to rise

By Scott D. Pierce | February 25, 2021, 3:23 a.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dr. Russell Vinik, chief medical operations officer at the University of Utah Hospital, speaks at a news conference on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020.

Utah doctors warn: Don’t let COVID-19 keep you from regular medical care

By Sean P. Means | February 24, 2021, 12:58 a.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Karen Johnson, a grief counselor with the Jordan Family Education Center receives her second covid-19 vaccination on Friday. Employees of the Jordan School District were invited to West Hills Middle School to receive their coronavirus vaccination, Feb. 12, 2021.

Here’s when you’ll be able to remove your mask in Utah — with a caveat

By Scott D. Pierce | February 24, 2021, 12:45 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Robert Gehrke.

Robert Gehrke: How Utah lawmakers tried to keep vape shops away from schools and why it didn’t work

By Robert Gehrke | February 23, 2021, 2:10 p.m.

(Photo courtesy of Intermountain Healthcare) Dr. Andrew Pavia, director of epidemiology at Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital and chief of pediatric infectious diseases at University of Utah Health.

Two childhood viruses at near zero, a ‘good side effect of COVID-19,’ a Utah pediatrician says

By Sean P. Means | February 22, 2021, 11:17 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nurse Jana Arnold, disinfecting her covid-19 vaccination work space on Friday, didn't have many adults taking the dumdum suckers she placed on her table. Employees of the Jordan School District were invited to West Hills Middle School to receive their coronavirus vaccination, Feb. 12, 2021.

Utah records 338 new cases of COVID-19, the lowest since September

By Sean P. Means | February 22, 2021, 10:01 p.m.

(Jae C. Hong | AP file photo) Romelia Navarro, 64, weeps on July 31, 2020, while hugging her husband, Antonio, in his final moments in a COVID-19 unit at St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, Calif. The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has topped 500,000 — a number so staggering that a top health researchers says it is hard to imagine an American who hasn't lost a relative or doesn't know someone who died.

Cox orders flags to be lowered as U.S. tops 500,000 virus deaths

By Heather Hollingsworth and Tammy Webber | The Associated Press | February 23, 2021, 1:48 a.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Karen Johnson, a grief counselor with the Jordan Family Education Center, receives her second COVID-19 vaccination on Friday. Employees of the Jordan School District were invited to West Hills Middle School to receive their coronavirus vaccination, Feb. 12, 2021.

Coronavirus cases drop, but Utah remains among states with highest infection rates

By Julie Jag | February 22, 2021, 11:06 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Employees of the Jordan School District were invited to West Hills Middle School to receive their coronavirus vaccination, Feb. 12, 2021.

Number of new COVID cases continues to decline, as more than 200,000 Utahns are reported to be fully vaccinated

By Jessica Miller | February 20, 2021, 8:24 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nurse Jana Arnold, disinfecting her covid-19 vaccination work space on Friday, didn't have many adults taking the dumdum suckers she placed on her table. Employees of the Jordan School District were invited to West Hills Middle School to receive their coronavirus vaccination, Feb. 12, 2021.

Number of new COVID-19 cases falls back below 1,000

By Scott D. Pierce | February 19, 2021, 11:39 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Employees of the Jordan School District were invited to West Hills Middle School to receive their coronavirus vaccination, Feb. 12, 2021.

Here’s the good news for Utahns on the biggest coronavirus vaccine questions

By Andy Larsen | February 19, 2021, 9:55 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nurses test for Covid-19 at the Test Utah site in Herriman, on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021.

Number of new COVID-19 cases in Utah rises back above 1,100

By Scott D. Pierce | February 18, 2021, 11:44 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nurse Jana Arnold, disinfecting her covid-19 vaccination work space on Friday, didn't have many adults taking the dumdum suckers she placed on her table. Employees of the Jordan School District were invited to West Hills Middle School to receive their coronavirus vaccination, Feb. 12, 2021.

Number of Utah coronavirus-related deaths passes 1,800

By Scott D. Pierce | February 18, 2021, 1:41 a.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nurses test for COVID-19 at the Test Utah site in Herriman, on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021.

Utah is beginning to see herd immunity, says Intermountain doctor

By Scott D. Pierce | February 16, 2021, 9:28 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) COVID-19 warnings are display on the screen before the start of the Utah Jazz game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021.

Utah reports fewer than 500 new cases of COVID-19

By Scott D. Pierce | February 16, 2021, 3:22 a.m.