“My Latino friends, and my Pacific Islander friends on the west side, we’re holding it down. But this time, we’re not holding it down in a good way,” said District 1 council member Victoria Petro-Eschler. “We’re holding the (vaccination) rate down...”
Asher Williams, 12, gets his second COVID-19 shot from Lee Moss at Rose Park Elementary on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021.In 2020, some Salt Lake County neighborhoods that suffered the most from the pandemic were on the west side.
“My Latino friends, and my Pacific Islander friends on the west side, we’re holding it down. But this time, we’re not holding it down in a good way,” said recently elected District 1 council member Victoria Petro-Eschler. “We’re holding the rate down, and we’re actually increasing transmission.” “We take care of each other — whoever shows up, however we need to,” she said at a news conference at theThe shots increase the probability to survive the pandemic, thereminded those who are hesitant to lose workdays after any vaccine side effects.
Alejandro Puy, District 2, speaks after taking the oath of office as a Salt Lake City Council member on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022.
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