JUST IN: Salt Lake Health officials said those who participated in Herriman High School football practices or conditioning sessions need to quarantine after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. #KSLTV ksltv.com/440446/herrima…

A new strain of the H1N1 swine flu virus is spreading silently in workers on pig farms in China and should be “urgently” controlled to avoid another pandemic, a team of scientists says in a new study nyti.ms/2YIQQO4

In the last week, faculty have started publicly fighting reopening; U. Southern California already changed course. Your school could next. Change is possible. Use your voice now. It's health justice; it's fighting the pandemic; it's what tenure is for. forbes.com/sites/annaesak…

Airborne microdroplet transmission was just confirmed last week— so, we need to revisit this video... ⚠️Old 6 feet rule does not protect against micro-droplets. Masks & public mandates needed. #COVID19

In addition to accusations of breaking children's privacy laws that we shared a few weeks ago, TikTok has now been caught repeatedly copying the contents of your phone clipboard. Time to decide whether the privacy risks are worth it. Our opinion: no. forbes.com/sites/zakdoffm…

1. It's not the flu: This graph from a paper out today looking at excess mortality in England during the start of #Covid19 shows clearly this is on a whole different level than influenza. They show excess mortality of the past 5 flu seasons vs. Covid. Arrows, red lettering added.

⚠️All COVID hospital data on CDC site is now gone!!! It is now managed by a private contractor who got a $10 million no-bid deal awarded in April. Now it’s all directly controlled by HHS political heads. #COVID19 Epidemiologists are pulling our hair out! cnbc.com/2020/07/16/us-…

19 states have uncontrolled spread of #Covid19 now, according to Covid Exit Strategy. This number is growing. Only 5 states are trending better (green); 8 are listed as caution warranted (yellow). In the immortal words of Jon Favreau: "It's not good, Dan." covidexitstrategy.org

A reminder about DROPLETS and MICRODROPLETS. 6 feet rule is not enough indoors with now established aerosol based transmission. #MasksOn #COVID19

Now if only someone could create a similar video with toilets flushing without the lids being closed...

A $5000 reward is being offered by the Humane Society of Utah for the arrest of a person who tied up a cat and set him on fire. kutv.com/newsletter-dai…

A study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that closing all of a state’s schools was associated with a drastic decrease in both Covid-19 cases and deaths. buff.ly/3hM4VRq

Really, it's not that complicated. Anywhere percent positivity is increasing at a greater rate than testing is increasing, the epidemic is spreading more. And anywhere with a positivity rate above 5% has a LOT of Covid.

Fewer people being tested each day (so the # of positive tests are down), but the % positive test rate remains up. This indicates community spread of #COVID19 is still a concerning problem. Why is the number of tests much lower than past weeks? @UtahCoronavirus? #utpol

BE ON THE LOOKOUT: Have you seen a red Chevy Camaro with racing stripes on the roof? kutv.com/news/local/red…

Media bias should be transparent so you can avoid manipulation, get the full picture and find the truth. Version 3 of the AllSides Media Bias Chart includes updated ratings for The Associated Press, The Epoch Times, Bloomberg and more. Learn about what's new on our blog: allsides.com/blog/new-allsi…

Our state’s largest hospital, University of Utah Health, reached 104% ICU capacity today. This is a deciding moment. The actions we take in the days ahead will determine whether or not our systems are able to handle our healthcare needs. We have to do everything we can. #utpol #slc

BREAKING: Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech is strongly effective, early data from large trial indicate buff.ly/38tuC7U

Missed #Dogecoin, don't miss $NEWINU! #NEWINU is everything I love