FILE -- Utahns walk up to get a COVID-19 vaccinate at a pop-up vaccination event at Reams in Magna on Monday, May 3, 2021. The Salt Lake County Health Department is doing vaccination pop-up events with its mobile health center. Annie Barker, Deseret News
SALT LAKE COUNTY — The Salt Lake County Health Department is bringing the COVID-19 vaccine to the people.
The county joined forces with MountainStar health to take a mobile vaccine clinic to various locations around the Salt Lake Valley. Its first stop was Tuesday at the Salt Lake Community College campus in Taylorsville.
Another stop yesterday was at the Lone Peak Hospital in Draper where officials told KSL TV’s Ashley Moser, 62 people were vaccinated.
The County Health Department said the free pop-up clinics will be going into neighborhoods that have lower vaccination rates. And they are showing up at times which are more convenient for people, like before and after work.
The mobile van will be visiting various communities six days a week for several weeks in an effort to raise vaccine rates in Salt Lake County.
More information can be found on their website https://thisisourshot.com/
COVID-19 coronaviruses transmitted from person to person. It is a virus that is similar to the common cold and the flu. So, to prevent it from spreading:
Utah’s Coronavirus Information
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Utah Coronavirus Information Line – 1-800-456-7707
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Commonly asked questions, World Health Organization
