As Utahns aged 70 and older become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine this week, demand is currently exceeding supply. But Governor Spencer Cox feels confident vaccination distribution is becoming more efficient, and expects doses to be made to more groups in late February or early March. Plus, Utah State University is leading a comprehensive study to better understand how women across the state have been impacted by the pandemic. And, residents of a tiny, unincorporated, coal town on Colorado’s Western Slope are pitted against billionaire mine owner Bill Koch in a fight for clean drinking water. Our partners at KBUT wanted to find out if this David versus Goliath story is as simple as it sounds.

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Photo: Somerset Water District board member Debbie Pennington and board president John Mlakar. Roberta McGowan/The Sopris Sun

Southeast Utah Health Department COVID-19 Vaccine Info

https://www.seuhealth.com/covid-vaccine

Utah Vaccine Data

https://coronavirus.utah.gov/case-counts/

Survey by the Utah Women & Leadership Project

https://usu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bQknL06T53oaTDn

Utah Public Radio: Survey To Look At How COVID-19 Is Impacting Women in Utah

https://www.upr.org/post/survey-look-how-covid-19-impacting-women-utah

KZMU: Serve your community on MLK Day

https://www.kzmu.org/mlk/