White Utahns get vaccinated at twice the rate of other communities. Will new access change that?

Inviting all adult Utahns to be immunized will help get vaccine to populations who have been “locked out,” doctor says.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Zaibunnisa Kukaswabia, 66, receives her first free Moderna vaccination on Thursday. Over 120 people were scheduled to get their first shots of both the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines at the Utah Islamic Center in West Jordan, Mar. 18, 2021.

White Utahns get vaccinated at twice the rate of other communities. Will new access change that?

Inviting all adult Utahns to be immunized will help get vaccine to populations who have been “locked out,” doctor says.

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