University of Utah Health to require vaccinations for employees

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SALT LAKE CITY — Hospitals and clinics staff at the University of Utah will be required to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, following a meeting of the University of Utah Medical Board and executive leadership team.

Credentialed and privileged providers and Health Academics staff in patient-sensitive job codes will also be required to receive an immunization.

“As we do for all required vaccines, requests for medical and religious exemptions will be reviewed,” University of Utah Health said in a statement.

If requests are approved, staff will be provided with a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The vaccination requirement will be implemented later in September.

The University of Utah Health Medical Board and our executive leadership team met today and approved a resolution to require COVID-19 vaccinations for Hospitals and Clinics staff, credentialed and privileged providers and health Academics staff in patient sensitive job codes. pic.twitter.com/L7Q96J1A4g

— University of Utah Health (@UofUHealth) August 30, 2021