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OGDEN, Utah – It’s unclear why thousands of COVID-19 vaccine doses delivered to Utah haven’t been given to eligible residents, even as the state reported dozens of deaths in the past week, hundreds of coronavirus patients were hospitalized and the rate of positive tests continued to hover around 1 in 5. Utah has been allocated fewer doses per capita than all other states, an analysis by The Salt Lake Tribune has found.And under an earlier federal policy, our unused vaccine could have slowed the state’s already meager supply. In a statement Sunday, Utah Department of Health executive director Rich Saunders said…

OGDEN, Utah – Another 15,148 people have received the COVID-19 vaccine in Utah, the state health department reported on Saturday. So far, 27,542 people have been fully vaccinated, with another 194,733 in Utah having received the first dose — meaning almost 7% of Utahns have begun the process or are well on their way. Health officials have said at least 70% of Utahns need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to impact further spread of the disease. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox tweeted on Saturday saying that when he became governor, Utah was vaccinating 5,000 per day and by Friday, the number increased…