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Opinion: COVID-19 endgame? It's not turning out the way Utah lawmakers planned
When this pandemic ends, and it will end, don't expect any politicians to hold a press conference to announce it. Don't expect a 'mission accomplished' banner
By Jay Evensen Jan 7, 2022, 9:47am MST
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Microbioligist Ann Gariety sequences COVID-19 samples for variants at the Utah Public Health Laboratory in Taylorsville on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021.
Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Does anyone still think the Utah Legislature did a good thing last year by passing a COVID-19 "endgame bill" that effectively ended the state's mask mandate on April 10, 2021?
In September, a poll by the Deseret News and the Hinckley Institute of Politics found that 53% of Utahns felt either a local or state health department should be the one to decide whether to impose such a mandate. Only 8% said they would leave it to the Legislature.
The "endgame bill," which became law, argues the people are right.
When this pandemic ends, and it will end, don't expect any politicians to hold a press conference to announce it. Don't expect a "mission accomplished" banner. Don't expect accolades to any office holder for making the right policy choice or finding the right metrics that put us on the right path.
As The Associated Press reported this week, experts believe the time will come when the World Health Organization decides enough countries have reduced their rates of infection, hospitalization and death sufficiently to declare that COVID-19 has reached an "endemic" state, meaning it has settled to a reasonable, constant level.
"Certainly, COVID will be with us forever," Dr. Albert Ko, an infectious disease specialist at the Yale School of Public Health, told the AP. But then, the flu is with us forever, as well. We will learn to accept a certain level of infection each year, as we do with other illnesses.
Boosters will be available to combat new variants. Some people will get mild cases. Others will suffer more severely. Life will settle down to a new and steady rhythm.
But we're certainly not there yet, and we weren't anywhere near it last April 10.
Speaking of metrics, let me refresh your memory. The "endgame bill" declared that any "public health emergency declared by the Department of Health or a local health department" would end when a set of COVID-19 thresholds were met. These were: A statewide 14-day case rate of less than 191 per 100,000; an occupancy rate of intensive care unit beds of less than 15% for COVID-19 patients; and at least 1.63 million vaccine doses being available, not administered.
The state met those thresholds, briefly, so the health emergency and mask mandate ended.
However, we have not met those thresholds much since then. As of Thursday, the 14-day case rate was 1,501.2 per 100,000, or nearly eight times as high as the "endgame bill" specified. Intensive care unit beds were 94.6% occupied.
The deputy director of the Utah Department of Health described the state's health care system as "dire" in a news conference this week.
The Deseret News reported she said testing facilities and hospitals are "bursting at the seams" and short-staffed because of infections among their own people. The state has an acute shortage of monoclonal antibody treatments for patients. Hospitals are rationing care. The University of Utah Hospital has put some surgeries on hold and, at times, has turned some ambulances away, KSL reported Friday.
Amid all this, there is good news. The omicron variant does not result in as many severe cases as previous variants. The Wall Street Journal said New York's largest state hospital figures about 10% of patients who come in with the variant end up in the ICU, compared with 25% to 35% with previous variants.
Also, you don't hear politicians talking about shutting down economies much anymore, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reduced the recommended quarantine period to five days.
As always, however, preventative measures are needed to keep the stronger people from infecting the weak or immunocompromised. We have plenty of vaccines, boosters and masks available.
These aren't foolproof, of course. Some vaccinated people get sick, and cloth masks only reduce the rate of spread. They work best when combined with frequent hand washing and physical distancing, as the Mayo Clinic has reported. But they are the best weapons we have, and they can hasten the real endgame.
Incidentally, Summit and Salt Lake counties just imposed mask orders for all indoor spaces. State law allows counties to do so. More of them should.
As for the "endgame bill," it was good at setting metrics for determining when health orders and mask mandates should expire, but it said nothing about reimposing these when the metrics rose again.
Lawmakers are set to begin their annual session later this month. No word yet on whether they plan to revisit a game that may only have been in the first quarter when they declared it over.


Please contact Beth (bethbach2@gmail.com) for more information about this pet.Sweet Pea, outgoing & beautiful! Soft, slightly fluffy fur like fleece.Sweet Pea was owner surrendered to the shelter and she didn't even get to keep her name because they didn't care enough to leave it. So her foster mom gave her a new one to show that even though she's had a rough time lately, she has retained a gentle and loving spirit. She's an absolutely adorable tortie point Siamese girl, two years old. Very gentle and friendly. Sweet Pea has a chronic congestion sound to her breathing that is caused by a congenital narrowing of the nasal passage where her nose meets her throat. We took her to a specialist to make sure she didn't have something serious going on. The good news was that her condition isn't progressive and causes her no problems. The bad news was that nothing could be done to correct this issue without endangering her life and that certainly isn't worth it since the condition doesn't affect her health. Any Austin allergy sufferer should recognize the sound Sweet Pea makes at times and commiserate! She is absolutely the friendliest, most easy going cat! So far she has adored everyone who comes to visit her foster home and doesn't mind having even young children love on her. Sweet Pea would love to have a family of her own! Contact foster mom Beth for more info. bethbach2@gmail.comVisit this organization's web site to see any additional information available about this pet.


Alan Dixon has been running the Bramley Villagers for almost 3 years, but he's been going there for 40!
Alan really does do a bit of everything at the Villagers. As well as everything that being a club manager involves such as sorting the tills, organising the rooms, stocking the fridge, receiving deliveries, hiring and manging staff, Alan has a very hands-on approach to everything that goes on there. For example it's him who sells the tickets and calls the numbers for the very well attended bingo sessions on Monday and Thursday evenings.
The Villagers also has a pool team on Wednesdays, a curryoke night on Fridays – yes, that's karaoke, alongside a lovely pot of curry! – and hosts a large number of functions, such as birthdays, anniversaries, christenings and sports presentations, particularly at weekends. It's also the social base for Bramley Buffaloes Rugby League Club. The club is usually closed on a Tuesday.
Alan's very proud that the Villagers has a real community feel to it and customers come from a really wide age range. Alan recognises the importance of such a venue for older people at a time when many no longer feel able to walk around the streets safely.
The thing that Alan enjoys most about his job is meeting people, especially such a range of folk. On the down side he's not so keen on taking deliveries (every Friday) because the barrels are really heavy!
Alan says that with the Villagers being such a community club, threats and violence are really unusual. And he knows he would always have a lot of back-up from the regulars.
Alan works 40-60 hours a week, depending on what functions are on. The Villagers is independently owned, so he can open and clsoe when he wants to – but he never throws people out just because it's a very quiet evening!
Alan was born in Leeds, went to Bradford when very young, and has now lived in Bramley for 48 years. In his spare time Alan loves gardening, at his house just down the road from the club. He used to play tennis a lot and was Bradford Boys Champion two years in a row, before the age range got too great and he was suddenly playing against 21 year olds when he was 16!
Alan's keen to use the Villagers' function rooms more and more for the community. Get in touch if your group is interested in holding an event there.


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