AP ROAD TRIP: Amid American rancor, a dash of Utah Nice
By TIM SULLIVANDecember 18, 2020 GMT
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) In one of the most corrosive presidential campaigns in recent American history, amid the political denunciations and slanders of an excruciating year, Utah’s top candidates for governor made a television commercial together.
It was not your typical political ad.
On the left side of the screen was Chris Peterson, the Democratic candidate, an affable man in a nondescript suit looking earnestly into the camera. On the right was Spencer Cox, his Republican opponent, with a similar suit and expression.
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SALT LAKE CITY In one of the most corrosive presidential campaigns in recent American history, amid the political denunciations and slanders of an excruciating year, Utah’s top candidates for governor made a television commercial together.
It was not your typical political ad.
On the left side of the screen was Chris Peterson, the Democratic candidate, an affable man in a nondescript suit looking earnestly into the camera. On the right was Spencer Cox, his Republican opponent, with a similar suit and expression.
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They cheerfully acknowledged that they disagreed on many things, but added something unusual for American politics in 2020.
  | Dec. 18, 2020, 1:00 p.m.
Utahâs front-line health care workers are getting the stateâs first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, and there are tracking safeguards to make sure no one cuts in line, say state and hospital officials.
Phase 1 of Utahâs distribution plan gives the vaccine to health care workers who are in contact with COVID-19 patients, then staff and residents at long-term care facilities, followed by health care professionals who work outside hospitals.
Dr. Angela Dunn, the state epidemiologist, noted Thursday that the first shipments of the Pfizer vaccine are being delivered directly to hospitals.
And once the boxes are opened, there are tracking requirements put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under the CDC rules, hospitals must document each individual who receives one of the doses, as providers follow the distribution plan the state has already submitted.
2020/12/18 21:16 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) In one of the most corrosive presidential campaigns in recent American history, Utah’s top candidates for governor made a television commercial together. It wasn’t your typical political ad. On one side of the screen was Chris Peterson, the Democratic candidate, an affable man looking earnestly into the camera. On the other was Spencer Cox, his Republican opponent, with a similar expression. They cheerfully acknowledged that they disagree on many things, but then added something unusual for America in 2020. “Win or lose, in Utah we work together,” said Peterson, who would be crushed in the November elections.