Laura Seitz, Deseret News
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox was in the national spotlight again Thursday, this time joining Washington Post Live to talk about the “twin crises” he’s juggling while leading the state of Utah: the rising presence of the COVID-19 delta variant and the drought gripping the West.
In the interview, Cox expressed reluctance against enacting any more COVID-19 restrictions as the delta variant spreads — arguing the answer lies instead with vaccines and tackling vaccine hesitancy.
“What steps are we prepared to take?” Cox said to Frances Stead Sellers, a senior writer for the Washington Post. “It’s to continue to encourage vaccinations, because that’s how we stop the spread of this virus.”