COVID-19 UPDATE

The State of Utah recommends that residents use the CDC’s online County Tracker tool to check the level of COVID-19 activity in your area, which is based on cases and hospital usage. Just visit covid.cdc.gov and enter your location to see if your county is at low, medium, or high. There are recommended actions for each level. Utah, including our 5-county district, currently has no COVID-19 mandates in effect. Visit swuhealth.org/covid-19 for local updates on vaccinations and other pandemic information.

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COVID-19 vaccines • Get tested if you have symptoms • If you are at high risk for severe illness, talk to your healthcare provider about whether you need to wear a mask and take other precautions • Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines • Get tested if you have symptoms • Wear a mask indoors in public • Stay up to date with

COVID-19 vaccines • Get tested if you have symptoms • Additional precautions maybe needed for people at high risk for severe illness

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Flu season is approaching! Protect yourself against influenza by getting your shot at our annual Flu Shootout. The Southwest Utah Public Health Department will be holding a drive-thru or walk-in Shootout in your county, beginning in September. These clinics provide a convenient and low cost (or no cost with many insurances) way to get a flu shot, and help us practice our emergency response plans. We were able to put those into action at our large-scale vaccination clinics in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic. Remember to wear a short-sleeve shirt, bring your insurance card, and fill out the consent form (found at swuheath.org/flu) and bring it with you to save time.

CEDAR CITY Saturday, September 24 Cedar City Hospital (1303 N. Main) 9am-noon | Walk-in ST. GEORGE Tuesday, September 27 Red Cliffs Mall (1770 Red Cliffs Drive) 8am-noon | Drive-thru 2pm-5pm | Walk-in SPRINGDALE Monday, October 3 Zion Clinic (120 Lion Blvd) 9am-noon | Drive-thru/Walk-in BRYCE CANYON Wednesday, October 5 Ruby’s Inn (70 W. 100 N.) 1pm-4pm | Drive-thru/Walk-in KANAB Friday, October 7 Kanab Fire Station (601 S 100 E) 1pm-5pm | Drive-thru/Walk-in

FREE for all Kane County residents

BEAVER Wednesday, October 12 EMS Building (1100 N. Main) 12pm-4pm | Drive-thru/Walk-in PANGUITCH Thursday, October 20 Fire Station (40 N. 100 E.) 1pm-4pm | Drive-thru/Walk-in

$25 a shot ($65 for High-Dose) or NO CHARGE with proof of the following insurances: Utah Medicaid or CHIP, Medicare, Aetna, Cigna, DMBA, Educators Mutual (EMI), Healthy Premier, Motiv Health, PEHP, Select Health, Tall Tree, United Health