Deseret News
- What a decade this last year has been – Sometimes, a total reset can be a gift (after it stops being awful).
- What does education in Utah look like, post-pandemic? – More virtual schooling, changes in attendance policies.
- Americans drank more during the pandemic. So why did ‘dry’ bars and businesses survive? – Despite an uptick in alcohol sales, the demand for alcohol-free cocktails and beer appears to be growing.
- No, Donald Trump probably won’t replace Rush Limbaugh. But here’s who might – Podcaster Ben Shapiro is a possibility, as is Brett Winterble and others.
- Mental health experts warn of ‘2nd pandemic’ stemming from COVID-19 – The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health has likely not been fully realized yet, but studies are already showing concerning trends, including increases of anxiety, depression and substance abuse in the state and nationwide.
- Modern-day Noah creates ‘Photo Ark’ to save species from extinction – For one veteran wildlife photographer, animal portraits — not plain old cute photos — could be a key to “saving the planet.”
- Preserving dreams: Utah bill will allow Medicaid to cover fertility treatments for cancer patients – The bill would direct the Utah Department of Health to apply for a Medicaid waiver to cover fertility preservation treatments. The bill awaits Gov. Spencer Cox’s signature before becoming law.
- Utah’s place in pandemic nation – As the Utah Legislature put finishing touches on the state’s more than $23 billion budget, state leaders repeatedly glowed over what they believe it says about Utah’s standing in a nation that has been gripped by COVID-19 for the past year.
- Utah’s Doctor: ‘I think we’re winning’ … knock on wood – Exactly one year since the lockdown, Utah state epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn looks at the data and thinks the future looks bright.
Salt Lake Tribune
- Advocates urge Utah’s governor to veto tax cut to make sure the state doesn’t lose COVID-19 relief funds – Voices for Utah Children also wants state lawmakers to refrain from considering further cuts.
- These Utah Republicans haven’t given up punishing Mitt Romney for his impeachment vote – Group seeks a special meeting of party leaders to censure the Utah senator.
- Utah’s Burgess Owens says Biden is stealing credit from Trump for COVID vaccine – He also says Biden’s speech last week showed a “weak” president.
- Outbreak linked to hundreds of bird deaths comes to Utah – If you have bird feeders or baths in your yard, clean them thoroughly or put them away for now.
- Utah cases plateau as state reaches milestone of 1 million COVID-19 vaccines administered – One possible reason for the plateau could lie in the rise of several coronavirus variants that have made their way to the United States in recent months, fueling questions from state officials on how to react to them.
- ‘Gentrification has arrived in Salt Lake City,’ and it’s wreaking havoc – As officials seek new ways to boost housing, projects are pricing out longtime residents in neighborhood after neighborhood.
Other
- West Valley no-appointment vaccine clinic runs out of doses (FOX 13) – All available vaccines had been distributed by 1:22 PM Sunday.
- Elizabeth Smart remembers gaining her freedom from kidnappers 18 years ago (KUTV) – “Because of this one day I will never lose my faith in the goodness of humanity and in miracles. I am forever grateful.”
COVID Corner
- States Are Finding More Unreported Covid-19 Deaths (Wall Street Journal) – Backlogs can temporarily raise daily death tolls; ‘Nobody likes surprises..”
- Chile becomes Latin America’s COVID-19 vaccination champion (Associated Press) – After being among the world’s hardest-hit nations with COVID-19, Chile is now near the top among countries at vaccinating its population against the virus.
- Coronavirus relief bill is false advertising: Sen. John Barrasso (ABC News) – Despite Democrats’ claims of success on the COVID-19 relief bill, only a portion of the funds go to stopping the spread of the virus, Barrasso, the Senate Republican conference chair, told George Stephanopoulos.
- New York’s vaccine czar called county officials to gauge their loyalty to Cuomo amid sexual harassment investigation (Washington Post) – One Democratic county executive was so unsettled by the outreach from Larry Schwartz, head of the state’s vaccine rollout, that the executive on Friday filed notice of an impending ethics complaint with the public integrity unit of the state attorney general’s office.
- ‘Vaccine Passports’: Will They Be Available in the U.S. in Time for Summer? (NBC) – Vaccine passports that could determine what people can and can’t do come loaded with ethical considerations.
- Pfizer vaccine shots actually stop asymptomatic transmission, too (Deseret News) – Israel’s Ministry of Health and Pfizer/BioNTech revealed real-world findings of Pfizer’s vaccine.
- Allergies or COVID-19? Here’s how to tell the difference (Deseret News) – Some coronavirus symptoms are similar to those of bronchitis, the common cold, the flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), this year it is likely that a test will be necessary to tell the difference.
- No link between blood clots and Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, WHO says (Deseret News) – Per The Washington Post, “no causal link had been established” between the vaccine and blood clots.
- These 5 COVID-19 symptoms predict whether you’re a long-hauler or not (Deseret News) – A new study in the journal Nature Medicine revealed symptoms of ‘long-COVID’: Fatigue, headaches, hoarse voice, muscle pain, difficulty breathing.
- Clergy Preach Faith in the Covid Vaccine to Doubters (New York Times) – With widespread immunity essential to ending the pandemic, priests, imams, rabbis and swamis are successfully urging their congregations to get the shots. Many people trust them more than they trust health officials.
- Fauci says Trump should push supporters to get covid vaccine after ‘disturbing’ poll results show they won’t (Washington Post) – Nearly half of Republican men and 47 percent of those who supported Trump in the 2020 election said they would not choose to be vaccinated
- A border community, ICE at odds over release of detainees with covid (Washington Post) – Advocates and county officials say they had no idea ICE was dropping detainees with covid off at the bus stop, while ICE says it is the agency’s protocol to notify local authorities ahead of time.
