INSIDE... CEDAR BOYS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2021 CAPTURE 4A STATE HOOPS TITLE VOL. 13 NO. 15 IRONCOUNTYTODAY.COM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2021 SHOWCASE 4 Opinion Cedar City 9 Showcase Library to 12 Life display 20 Sports artist’s 24 Classifi eds picturesque 26 Comics/Puzzles vases STATE CHAMPS STORY IN SPORTS COREY BAUMGARTNER 2 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2021 NEWS IRON COUNTY TODAY COVID-19 vaccines available locally through Intermountain Healthcare Intermountain Healthcare is now oering COVID-19 vaccines to eligible Utahns at designated locations. Currently, Utahns eligible to receive vaccines (following the guidance of the Utah Department of Health) are: » Individuals age 65 and older » Individuals 16 and older with certain medical conditions (Pzer vaccine is for individuals 16 and older, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson for individ- uals 18 and older) » Healthcare workers » First responders like EMS personnel, law enforce- ment ocers, dispatchers, and corrections ocers » Long-term care facility sta and residents » K-12 school teachers or sta Vaccines are free of charge to individuals, with or without insurance, but an appointment is required. To schedule the rst dose, go to http://Intermountain. com/covidvaccine or call the Intermountain COVID- 19 Vaccine Hotline at 1-877-777-0566 (available 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week). Individuals can also nd help through their local health department or coronavirus.utah.gov/vaccine. Lance Madigan, Media Relations Manager, Intermountain Healthcare GETTY IMAGES IRON COUNTY TODAY NEWS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2021 3 Covid-19 Vaccine Q&A Feed Utah food drive coming Many Americans have questions about ters for Disease Control and Prevention Covid-19 vaccines – and rightfully so. (CDC) website for more details. There’s lots of information out there, Where do I get vaccinated? to a neighborhood near you and researchers are learning new details about the virus daily. Q: The federal government is deliv- On Saturday, March 20, 2021, the Utah Food Bank asks the public to But the science is very clear: Getting ering vaccine shipments in bulk rst annual statewide Feed Utah food help by placing a bag of non-per- communities vaccinated is a crucial A: to states, which are then responsible step to returning to "normal" life. drive will bring together the power ishable food outside their front door for distributing the doses to different of Utah’s diverse civic organizations by 9am on the day of the food drive vaccination sites, such as pharmacies Here are some answers to and religious communities in the for pickup by volunteers. Donated and clinics. Therefore, the vaccine is ght against hunger—all while food will be distributed to Utah Food frequently asked questions available in different places in different about Covid-19 vaccines: states. Depending on your state, you adhering to strict social distancing Bank, and its 203 partner agencies recommendations and safety across the state. Should I get the vaccine with may be able to get the vaccine at a pre-existing conditions? healthcare site (like a doctor's office, protocols. Interested individual can Q: pharmacy, hospital) or a temporary Utah Food Bank and volunteer to help sta People with certain pre-existing clinic (like a school gymnasium, their network of 203 the drop-o sites conditions, including cancer, community center, church, or library). A: partner agencies, throughout the State diabetes, obesity, and heart disease, are more likely to experience severe Visit your state health department in partnership on the JustServe complications from contracting Covid- website or www.covidvaccinefacts.org/ with Associated site: https://www. 19. For this reason, they’re strongly states to learn where and when you Food Stores, justserve.org encouraged to get vaccinated. can receive a vaccine. JustServe, The and search In clinical trials, the Covid-19 vaccines Church of for the Feed showed similar safety and effective- Will I still need to wear a mask and Jesus Christ Utah projects ness in folks with some underlying of Latter- posted Q: practice social distancing after I get medical conditions as in patients vaccinated? day Saints, therein. Also without pre-existing conditions. Talk Bonneville Salt visit, https:// to your doctor in more detail about Yes. Research shows vaccines protect individuals from contracting Lake (KSL TV, feedutah2021. your specific concerns before getting A: vaccinated. and experiencing severe reactions KSL Newsradio, org for more to Covid-19. However, it’s possible to FM100.3 and 103.5 information. Are there side-effects to the spread the virus to people post-vacci- The Arrow) and the To register vaccine? Q: nation. Until we know for sure there NAACP will be coor- to volunteer on is minimal risk of infecting others post-vaccination, you should continue dinating the statewide JustServe.org: Yes, it’s possible to have side-ef- e ort. The goal is to provide GETTY IMAGES fects to the Covid-19 vaccine. to wear a mask and practice social A: » Side-effects vary depending on the distancing. food to the estimated 511,000 Utahns Visit JustServe.org or download individual and the vaccine. Many More questions? who will face hunger this year, many the JustServe App. people may have mild side effects, of whom are facing hunger for the » Select “Sign in/Register” and create including pain or redness at the site Visit www.covidvaccinefacts.org to rst time due to economic fallout an account or register with your of the injection, fatigue, headache, find a comprehensive list of answers related to vaccine technologies, clinical resulting from the COVID-19 pan- Facebook account muscle ache, fever, and chills. Most let demic. Even more alarming is that 1 » Con rm your registration by up within a day. trials, the FDA-approval process, and more. in 5 Utah kids are unsure where their responding to an email sent from Although rare, some people have next meal will come from. JustServe.org reported allergic reactions to the vac- Michelle McMurry-Heath, a physician scientist, is president and CEO of the Residents across the state will » Search for a FEED UTAH project cines. An extraordinarily tiny fraction receive door hangers during the days in your area and sign up as a of vaccine recipients have experienced Biotechnology Innovation Organization. anaphylaxis -- a severe allergic reaction She previously served as a senior leading up to the food drive, and volunteer that can impair people's breathing. official in the FDA’s Center for Devices However, you're about six times more and Regulatory Health, the top science likely to be struck by lightning than you and health legislative aide for Sen. Joe are to experience anaphylaxis from a Lieberman, and on President Obama’s Covid-19 vaccine. science transition team. Speak with your doctor or visit the Cen- By Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath 4 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2021 NEWS IRON COUNTY TODAY OPINION ADMINISTRATION From the Editor R. Gail Stahle PUBLISHER [email protected] Lightning strikes Deborah Martineau OFFICE MANAGER o cemanager@ ironcountytoday.com for Cedar Reds ADVERTISING ast century (1999), country artist Chad Brock wrote a song called, Scott Stahle “Lightning Does the Work.” Those SALES REPRESENTATIVE familiarL with the tune will recognize the [email protected] line, “Thunder's just a noise, boys, light- 801.755.5999 nin' does the work.” Ironically, it was also last century (1995) when the Cedar Reds Patti Bostick SALES REPRESENTATIVE won a championship. [email protected] They made history during last week’s 435.592.1030 Utah 4A State Championship victory over Desert Hills. While the Thunder came EDITORIAL out strong and made a lot of noise, it was the lightning strikes from the Cedar Corey Baumgartner Reds boys basketball team that got the MANAGING EDITOR work done. Despite all [email protected] the noise, it was the Shay Baru poise of the boys from REPORTER Cedar that quieted and quelled the labor force and the economy. Closing Tom Zulewski Thunder quickly. A concerned letter from schools has separated students from SPORTS WRITER I have been hon- U.S. Senators to CDC on important learning tools that are used ored to photograph in the classroom, this separation has LAYOUT/DESIGN need to reopen schools many of Cedar’s been found to possibly hinder children’s games (boys and girls) Dear CDC Director Walensky, education and sensory and social Devin Christ CREATIVE DIRECTOR and I’ve seen some development. Further, school closures COREY e write to express our concern [email protected] great shots and great have led to poorer academic outcomes, BAUMGARTNER misses. I’ve watched for the well-being of American which may result in potentially worse CIRCULATION MANAGING EDITOR the players enjoy the families with school-aged economic outcomes later in life. thrill of a victory and Wchildren. A fully remote or hybrid model McKinsey & Company has estimated Stephanie Millett endure the agony of a defeat. Through of K-12 education is straining the mental that, assuming in-school instruction S. CEDAR CITY many games and thousands of pictures, health of parents, students, and teachers, resumed in January of this year, the [email protected] I’ve learned one thing, sometimes the while simultaneously increasing devel- average K-12 student in the United 435.272.3050 way to victory isn’t just about scoring opmental, learning, and economic losses. States could lose $61,000 to $82,000 in more points but in courageously hanging Some schools have already reopened lifetime earnings. For students who have Stormee Anderson and others have begun the process of N. CEDAR CITY/ENOCH on to final buzzer. not yet returned to the classroom, it is reopening, but many schools have either [email protected] That’s what the Reds had to do reasonable to assume that these losses 435.592.5724 last week to make history.