With the passage of a bill in the Utah Legislature ending the statewide mandate to wear masks on April 10, the office of Gov. Spencer Cox announced plans to make COVID-19 vaccinations available to all adults by April 1.
“Once it became clear that the Legislature planned to end the mask mandate immediately, and with a veto- proof majority, our administration worked with them to push the date back to get as many people vaccinated as possible,” Cox’s spokeswoman, Jennifer Napier Pearce, said in a statement. “We anticipate opening up vaccine eligibility to every adult in the state on April 1 and will likely have 1.5 million first doses in the state by April 10.”
Cox said he would not veto the bill ending mandatory mask-wearing.
Pearce said that the mask mandate will continue after April 10 for schools and large gatherings. She also said that businesses can still require masks past the mandate.
