The new guidance released today by the Centers for Disease Control is a significant change from previous safety recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the statement that vaccinated teachers and students no longer need to wear masks inside schools may provide further incentive to get vaccinated among educators and school staff and eligible students. Read the entire update from the CDC here. 

This year's Utah Family Physician of the Year is a little different.

AAFP wants to provide the opportunity for chapters to recognize up to two members leading up to and during 2021 FMX. Keeping with this year’s FMX theme, AAFP is happy to announce Boundary Breakers. Boundary Breaker Definition: A family physician who empowers their patients, colleagues, and community to achieve optimal wellness and quality of life.

Student & Residents: Win a Scholarship to Attend AAFP National Conference on Us!

This year, AAFP National Conference
 is Online July 29-31. Whether or not you have already registered, if your name is drawn, we will reimburse you for the cost of attendance. Just submit your name and information using the link below and if we draw your name, we will reimburse you to attend this valuable event!

FMX REBATE OFFER

Attending this year’s Virtual FMX? UAFP wants to help pay your way. Enter to win one of three $500 FMX Rebates!*

*Rebate only valid for UAFP members who have registered and paid for FMX 2021. Rebate cannot exceed amount of registration. If member qualifies for lower registration fee, rebate will equal registration amount.

UAFP, with a grant from the AAFP Center for Diversity and Health Equity, is offering this course for family medicine physicians and other primary care providers seeking to better understand the impact of unconscious bias and how to reduce negative effects of implicit/unconscious bias on patients.

Utah now COVID-19 hot spot; 80% of new cases are delta variant

KSL.com - Utah has become one of the top COVID-19 hot spots in the nation as cases of the highly transmissible delta variant continue spreading among unvaccinated people. The delta variant, which originated in India, now accounts for an estimated 80% of cases in Utah, according to Dr. Michelle Hofmann, the Utah Department of Health's deputy director. And if you're unvaccinated, it's a matter of when — not if — you'll get the delta variant, which will likely land you in the hospital, health officials said Wednesday. Read more...

Almost all Utah communities with the highest coronavirus case rates also have low vaccination rates

Salt Lake Tribune -  Of the ten Utah communities with highest coronavirus case rates, nearly all have vaccination rates under 40%...

The area encompassed by Daggett and Uintah counties — which has the highest case rate in the state at nearly 500 new cases per 100,000 people — also has the state’s lowest vaccination rate, with less than 25% fully vaccinated. Read more...

Pfizer, BioNTech to seek authorization for COVID booster shot as Delta variant spreads

Reuters - Pfizer and partner BioNTech plan to ask U.S. and European regulators within weeks to authorize a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, based on evidence of greater risk of infection six months after inoculation and the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said, however, in a joint statement that Americans who have been fully vaccinated do not need a booster COVID-19 shot at this time. Read more...

FDA head calls for probe into Alzheimer's drug review

AP- The acting head of the Food and Drug Administration on Friday called for a government investigation into highly unusual contacts between some of her agency’s drug reviewers and the maker of a controversial new Alzheimer’s drug. Read more...

Discount Bees Tickets for All Utah Healthcare Workers for Tuesday, July 13th Game

Governor Spencer Cox invites all Utah healthcare professionals to join him for a Salt Lake Bees game on July 13. They are giving healthcare workers 50% off tickets. Governor Cox will be throwing out the first pitch at the game. You can purchase tickets here: https://bit.ly/BeesThankYou
This link will take you directly to the Bees ticket purchasing site and the discount is already applied.