Good morning. Salt Lake City will have a high of 37° and a low of 21°. The divisional round of the NFL playoffs gets underway today. Three out of the four clashes in this round have players with Utah ties, and former Utah safety Eric Weddle coming out of retirement for the playoffs is a top storyline. Also on our mind today: local groups on the end of mask mandates, love and turmoil in Tonga and diplomatic talks between Russia and President Biden. |
| COVID-19 booster shots have ‘significant impact’ on omicron, new CDC study finds |
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| | A new study provides some of the first evidence that COVID-19 booster doses can help protect against the incredibly contagious omicron variant. Utah currently has the nation’s fourth-highest number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population, according to data compiled by The New York Times. |
Read more from Lisa Riley Roche about the study. |
| Pushing for more state control may mean that state lawmakers should reject federal money first, former Utah Congressman Rob Bishop said Friday in the state Capitol. Bishop spoke at an event organized by Utah Citizens for the Constitution and also warned of the dangers of executive overreach. Read more from Bridger Beal-Cvetko. More in Politics Are Utah legislators 'moving on' from COVID? Groups react to end of mask mandates (Deseret News) Democratic representative becomes third Utah lawmaker to test positive for COVID-19 (Deseret News) Why Salt Lake City's mayor says she's willing to give herself an A for 2021 (KSL) |
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