Julia Pappas
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Welcome to Governor Cox’s press shop. Here you can stay up-to-date on press releases, blog posts and more communication coming directly from our office.
January 14, 2022
Utah COVID-19 Briefing: Jan. 14, 2022
SALT LAKE CITY (Jan. 14, 2022) — Click here to watch this week’s COVID-19 briefing. ASL interpretation is provided. Traducción al español en EmergenciasUtah. Some information from this briefing includes: The virus is so prevalent right now that anybody who has symptoms should assume they are positive. And almost anybody who has spent any time in public settings over the past two weeks
September 23, 2021
Gov. Cox Statement on Monoclonal Antibody Treatment
SALT LAKE CITY (Sept. 23, 2021) — The Utah Department of Health announced this week that a Monoclonal Antibody Infusion Center on the campus of the Intermountain Healthcare Employee Services Center in Murray is now open. This temporary medical facility will serve as a high-volume site, providing treatment to as many as 50 patients per day, and supplementing monoclonal antibody
September 17, 2021
Gov. Cox, Lt. Gov. Henderson, President Adams and Speaker Wilson respond to federal government vaccine mandates
SALT LAKE CITY (Sept. 17, 2021) – Gov. Spencer J. Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson stand united with legislative leadership and join President J. Stuart Adams and Speaker Brad Wilson against the egregious federal mandates and overreach regarding President Biden’s mandate on COVID-19 vaccines: “The president’s unilateral decision to force American businesses to mandate COVID-19 vaccines as a condition of
September 13, 2021
Gov. Cox and Lt. Gov. Henderson hit 250-day mark in office
SALT LAKE CITY (Sept. 13, 2021) – The Cox-Henderson administration’s first 250 days in office saw an aggressive expansion of vaccinations, a significant reduction in barriers to licenses, new job training opportunities and employment flexibility, additional financial assistance for drought-stricken farmers and ranchers, and a major restructuring of state government agencies to be more responsive to the public. “We’ve made
September 9, 2021
Gov. Cox issues statement on President Biden’s vaccine mandate
SALT LAKE CITY (Sept. 9, 2021) — Gov. Cox issued the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate: “Getting vaccinated is the single most important thing people can do right now to protect ourselves and our community and reduce the spread of the Delta variant. While we support efforts that encourage vaccinations, we have serious concerns about
August 31, 2021
Utah COVID-19 Briefing: August 31, 2021
SALT LAKE CITY (August 31, 2021) — Click here to watch this week’s COVID-19 briefing. ASL interpretation is provided. Traducción al español en Univision 32. Some information from this briefing includes: For the first time since the pandemic began there were zero ICU beds in Utah’s referral hospitals this past weekend. These are the hospitals that treat the most serious cases, not just