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Leaders stepped up
Sometimes I see things differently. … The past year has been trying for almost everyone in our community, especially Summit County Health Director Rich Bullough and his staff. We truly appreciate the courage of these leaders to make the difficult decisions to protect the health of the residents of Summit County, workers from outside of our county and the visitors who chose to travel. Thankfully, pandemics only hit our country every several generations or so.
Unfortunately, for COVID-19, there was no playbook. Decision making becomes difficult when our leaders are forced to lead our community into new terrain without any direct guidance from anywhere on earth. Every country experienced the same challenge.
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The parents of two Park City students are suing the Park City School District and Summit County health officials, among others, alleging that the frequent COVID-19 testing program the district has used in an attempt to prevent outbreaks is a violation of their constitutional rights.
The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court on behalf of Holly and Mark McClure, whose children attend Park City High School and Treasure Mountain Junior High School.
, which has also been employed in other school districts in Utah, students must take rapid antigen tests every two weeks in order to attend class in person.
The county vaccine situation is better than expected, health director Rich Bullough says, as many anticipate an April 1 opening of vaccine eligibility to all adult Utahns.
Summit County continues to receive less vaccine than it can distribute. Health Director Rich Bullough, pictured with Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson during a vaccine site tour Friday, said that 1/3 of the doses administered so far have gone to non-county residents.
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Some Summit County staffers sported jackets and neckties when Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson arrived on Friday for a tour of Summit County’s vaccine clinic, one that officials have said can deliver three times the number of doses it receives from the state each week.
After the tour, Summit County Health Director Rich Bullough said local health departments have seen modestly larger vaccine shipments from the state in recent weeks, but revealed some challenges have hit Summit County particularly hard.