Utah begins vaccinating inmates ages 70 and up
Utah Department of Corrections
and last updated 2021-01-27 02:10:08-05
DRAPER, Utah â Nearly all of the inmates of age 70 or older at the Utah State Prison have begun receiving their COVID-19 vaccinations, the Utah Department of Corrections reports.
A clinical services team screened the eligible inmates and offered them the vaccine last week, and 79 inmates agreed to receive it.
âI think the (danger) with COVID is worse than any problems with the vaccine,â said 70-year-old inmate Nghia Cano.
Those inmates who agreed to receive the vaccine began receiving their doses Monday, a news release from UDC says.
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PAYETTE â The Payette City Council saw a change in its ranks on Tuesday night, as former Councilor Craig Jensen returned to his former post. Jensen, who was present at the councilâs regular council meeting, was appointed by Mayor Jeff Williams, after Khalia Morin announced her resignation from the council citing that she would be relocating outside of Payette. Morin held a two-year position on the council.
Upon hearing Williamsâ recommenation, Councilor Lori Steiniker raised concerns about Jensenâs return to the council, citing issues which were ongoing when he retired from the council in Jan. 2020.
âItâs nothing personal, I think Mr. Jensen is a very upstanding person,â Steiniker said. âI worry about the message weâre sending to our citizens.â
EDWARDSVILLE An Alton woman claims EMS agents failed to properly treat and transport her husband, resulting in his death.
Benita Hopkins, individually and as special administrator of the Estate of Chad Hopkins, filed a complaint Dec. 10 in the Madison County Circuit Court against the City of Alton, alleging wrongful death.
According to Benita Hopkins complaint, her husband Chad Hopkins became ill on Dec. 13, 2018, and required emergency medical services from the Alton Fire Department EMS at their home on Central Avenue in Alton. She alleges that her husband s death on Dec. 13, 2018, was a result of the EMS personnel failing to properly monitor, access and treat him. She further alleges the EMS personnel failed to have the ambulance properly stocked and that their equipment was not properly maintained. Hopkins claims her husband was not transported in a timely manner to a medical facility and that Alton failed to properly train its EMS agents.