Plus, why this Democratic U.S. Senate candidate donated to the campaign of a Republican opponent.
Good morning. Salt Lake City will have a high of 42° and a low of 22°. If you, like me, encountered the term "greenwashing" for the first time while watching the Super Bowl, you might find this interesting: a new study found "accusations of greenwashing" against four major oil companies are "well-founded." Also on our mind today: What could become Utah's newest state holiday, a man who tried to open an airplane door midflight and an explainer on Gen Z slang. |
| Should vaccinated, boosted Utahns get another COVID-19 shot? |
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| | The short answer: Probably not right now. Context: Dr. Eddie Stenehjem, an Intermountain Healthcare infectious diseases physician, helped author a new multistate study that found the effectiveness of a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine decreases significantly after four months. However, the study still found that booster shots provide 78% protection against hospitalization after four months. “Here in Utah, I think we’re in a position where we should wait on a fourth dose,” Stenehjem told the Deseret News on Tuesday. Why no fourth shot yet?: The 78% protection against hospitalization after four months is “still quite, quite good," Stenehjem said. COVID-19 transmission is going down in Utah. Of course, Stenehjem said the recommendation could change later in the year, such as in the fall when people receive their annual flu shots, or if another variant starts increasing case counts in the United States again. The exception: If you're immunocompromised, it takes three shots to be considered fully vaccinated, so a fourth shot acts as a booster, said Dr. Hannah Imlay, a University of Utah Health associate professor of infectious diseases who treats the immunocompromised. | Who is Kael Weston?: Democrat Kael Weston is running for Utah Republican Mike Lee's Senate seat. Who is Weston rooting for?: Weston said his ideal ballot would have him running against Becky Edwards, one of the Republicans challenging Lee for the Republican nomination. He donated $200 to Edwards' campaign. Why?: Weston said he hopes Edwards wins the nomination because she is a better reflection of who Utahns want to believe they are. Weston said it would be easier to run against Lee, because of Lee's “political rap sheet." But if Weston were to lose to Edwards, he said he would walk away from the campaign saying, “We did the right thing. We had a real dialogue. We had a real campaign trail across (Utah’s) 29 counties.” Read more about Weston's reasons for running. More in Politics Utah House joins Senate in limiting media access at Capitol (Deseret News) Should Bridal Veil falls in Provo Canyon become a state monument? (Deseret News) 2 of this years most contentious bills passed by Utah House on Wednesday (KSL.com) Juneteenth could become Utah’s newest state holiday (Deseret News) | COVID COVID-19 could create an epidemic of chronic fatigue syndrome, experts say (Deseret News) Disneyland has changed its mask requirements (Deseret News) Bank of America donates $25K to Utah Food Bank, incentivizes employees to get vaccinated (KSL.com) Should someone with ‘natural immunity’ after COVID-19 infection be exempt from vaccine mandates? (Deseret News) Faith Returned missionaries chasing hoop dreams on No. 1-ranked Salt Lake Community College squad (Church News) Brazilian actress Thaís Pacholek will be a keynote speaker at RootsTech 2022 (Deseret News) Southern Utah Opinions on transgender policies dominate public comment at Washington County School Board meeting (St. George News) What’s with the haze over Southern Utah? (St. George News) Northern Utah Man tries to open airplane door after flight departs from Salt Lake City in an effort ‘to share his thoughts on COVID-19 vaccines' (Deseret News) 'We're growing so fast': Safety meetings planned for SR 73 in Eagle Mountain (KSL.com) Nordic Valley plans aim to keep mountain green, target ‘lower price point’ (The Standard-Examiner) Provo council selects new map for school districts (The Daily Herald) The Nation Senators introduce new child online safety bill. Here’s how it could protect your kids (Deseret News) Investigation finds former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke misused his position over a Montana land deal (Deseret News) The World What President Biden told Americans to expect from the Ukraine crisis (Deseret News) Ukraine and NATO aren’t seeing any Russian withdrawal yet (Deseret News) At least 94 dead in landslides in Brazilian city (BBC News) Trending Feeling lost with Gen Z slang? OK boomer, here are the basics (Deseret News) Paramount+ reveals new ‘A Quiet Place’ movie and much more coming soon (Deseret News) Spacestation is investing in the next generation of YouTubers (Utah Business) | That's all for today! If you have feedback for us on Utah Today, please feel free to email us at newsletters@deseretnews.com, or simply reply to this email. — Ashley |
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