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Utah reports two deaths in hepatitis A outbreak, as health officials hope the disease’s spread has peaked

(Steve Griffin | Tribune file photo) Steven Beach, a registered nurse with the Salt Lake County Health Department, administers a hepatitis A vaccination at a mobile vaccination clinic set up outside at 500 West and 200 South in Salt Lake City, as seen in November 2017. In spite of two recently announced deaths from the disease, Utah officials are hoping an outbreak that began over the summer is gradually waning.