Month: April 2021

Despite the state’s adjustments, some residents are still finding it difficult to secure appointments and have turned to various word-of-mouth channels to find open slots. Additionally, a number of unofficial resources have been created to help residents find and book available vaccination appointments. If you’re among those having trouble finding open appointments at the time you’re searching, here are a few tips. Follow the Twitter account @vaccinetime The Twitter account, which is run by software engineer Dan Cahoon, scrapes vaccine appointment websites and automatically tweets when new appointments are posted. The account posts whenever appointments crop up at various locations across the state. Each tweet lists the number of open slots and where in the state they are available, whet...

At some point, almost everyone has considered going on a diet for one reason or another. For many, it's to drop a few pounds. For others, it's to "bulk up" while strength training. Though being mindful and conscious about what you eat is a healthy decision, there's a difference between cleaning up your meals and going to an extreme. As many experts will reiterate, diets aren't successful in the long-term, because many people return to their old habits, causing them to gain back weight or lose their gains. In fact, one of the biggest problems with extreme and fad diets is that they're not sustainable. They require you to change how much and what you eat temporarily, but don't necessarily teach you anything about eating healthi...

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's number of COVID-19 cases increased by 300 on Tuesday, with four more deaths and 28,314 vaccinations reported, according to the Utah Department of Health. The health department estimates there are 9,057 active cases of COVID-19 in Utah. The rolling seven-day average number of positive cases per day is now at 387, according to the health department. The positive test rate per day for that time period calculated with the "people over people" method is now 7.1%. The positive test rate per day for that time period calculated with the "test over test" method is now 3.4%. There are 130 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Utah, including 48 in intensive care, state data shows. About 65% of intensive care unit hospital beds are now occupied in Utah, including 69% o...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Daniel Roberts hadn’t had a vaccination since he was 6. No boosters, no tetanus shots. His parents taught him inoculations were dangerous, and when the coronavirus arrived, they called it a hoax. The vaccine, they said, was the real threat. So when the 29-year-old Tennessee man got his COVID-19 shot at his local Walmart last month, it felt like an achievement. A break with his past. “Five hundred thousand people have died in this country. That’s not a hoax,” Roberts said, speaking of the conspiracy theories embraced by family and friends. ”I don’t know why I didn’t believe all of it myself. I guess I chose to believe the facts.” As the world struggles to break the grip of COVID-19, psychologists and misinformation experts are studying why the pandemic spawned so ...