COVID vaccines

The new COVID-19 boosters available through the Summit County Health Department do a much better job preventing repeat COVID infections in vaccinated people than the previous booster.

Senior Editor at Scientific American Magazine, Tanya Lewis, discusses how an advisory committee voted unanimously to recommend authorizing the Moderna and Pfizer shots for the youngest children. What does this mean for summer, the upcoming school year, and how do parents, in general, make their decisions surrounding the vaccine?

On today's Cool Science Radio, Lynn Ware Peek and John Well's guests include:(01:02) National Geographic explorer, TED talker, and award-winning documentarian Lucy Cooke who explores a fierce, funny, and revolutionary look at the queens of the animal kingdom in her new book: Bitch: On The Female of The Species. Then, (25:39) Senior Editor at Scientific American Magazine, Tanya Lewis, who will discuss how an advisory committee voted unanimously to recommend authorizing the Moderna and Pfizer shots for the youngest children. What does this mean for summer, the upcoming school year, and how parents, in general, make their decisions surrounding the vaccine.

Summit County Health Director Phil Bondurant says current numbers still show the best response to COVID-19 is for people to get vaccinated. Dr. Bondurant told the county health board Monday that the community will never be without COVID cases. But it can manage or minimize cases that lead to hospitalizations.

Rancho Markets in Salt Lake City continues with their highly successful COVID-19 vaccination fairs. Cristina Diaz de León, COVID-19 Community Organizer…

Christina Diaz de León, Representative for the Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs in Response with Covid-19 Efforts returns to talk about the…

More than a year after the emergence of the COVID-19 virus, there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel, says Edwin Espinel, Health System…

The Salt Lake City Veterans Administration is currently scheduling Veterans 65 years and older for the COVID-19 vaccine, which could help Summit and…