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Brenda Zepp's avatar

Awesome data - thanks!

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Fred Hayes's avatar

Thank you for your work.

Rollout date info in case you are interested:

Below is a timeline that highlights the effective dates of each new eligibility criteria.

Indian Health Services (IHS) nationwide, including Utah, received COVID-19 vaccine directly through CDC federal partnership according to federal COVID-19 roll out plans or had the option to enroll in their jurisdictional immunization program to receive COVID-19 vaccine. In Utah, members of IHS facilities that opted to enroll with their jurisdiction became eligible according to the eligibility dates listed below.

December 15, 2020 The first COVID-19 vaccines in Utah are administered to healthcare workers at University of Utah Health. Over the following days, the first COVID-19 vaccines are administered to healthcare workers at other major hospital systems in the state.

December 28, 2020 CDC Federal Pharmacy Partners and local pharmacy partners begin administering COVID-19 vaccines in long-term care facilities, including intermediate care facilities for those with intellectual disabilities and adult group homes.

January 7, 2021 Emergency responders are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

January 11, 2021 Teachers and staff members in Utah’s K-12 schools are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

January 18, 2021 Utahns aged 70 and older are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

February 18, 2021 Utahns aged 65 and older are now eligible for the COVID vaccine, effective immediately.

February 25, 2021 Utahns aged 16 years and older with certain listed comorbidities are now eligible to receive the COVID vaccine.

March 8, 2021 Utahns aged 50 and older and those 16+ with diabetes (Type 1 or 2), a BMI of 30 or higher, or chronic kidney disease are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

March 24, 2021 All Utahns aged 16 years and older are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.

May 10, 2021 The FDA authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to include adolescents aged 12-15 years.

November 2, 2021 The CDC and FDA authorize Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11 years.

June 17, 2021 The FDA authorized Moderna and Pfizer for children aged 6 months and older.

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