Monday January 4, 2021
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With COVID-19 vaccinations rolling out in Grand County, local frontline healthcare workers and first responders are breathing easier as we enter the ‘beginning of the end’ of the pandemic. But there’s still a long way to go. Although those classified as top priority are receiving vaccinations now, Utahans in the general population may not receive the vaccine until July. Today on the news, more on this timeline, the Moderna vaccine, and how it works in the body. Plus, record-breaking wildfires in 2020 turned huge swaths of Western forests into barren burn scars. Those forests store winter snowpack that millions of people rely on for drinking and irrigation water. Scientists are investigating what happens when a river’s headwaters goes up in flames.
Show Notes:
Photo: A still from Moab Regional Hospital’s video on how the COVID-19 vaccine works in the body
Sign Up for Local Vaccine Info/Updates
https://www.seuhealth.com/covid-vaccine
Sign Up for Utah Vaccine Info/Updates
https://coronavirus.utah.gov/vaccine#sign-up
Utah Vaccine Distribution Timeline
https://coronavirus-download.utah.gov/Health/Vaccine_Timeline.pdf
Utah Vaccination Plan FAQ
https://coronavirus-download.utah.gov/Health/Coronavirus_Vaccine_FAQ.pdf
Moab Regional Hospital: How the Vaccine Works in the Body (Video)
https://lightroom.adobe.com/shares/6a79ae32571d4edc8bf2c47785f97649
CDC Info about the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/Moderna.html