The U.S. Department of Education launches an investigation into Utah’s ban on school mask mandates. Health officials hope personal stories — like that of a Vernal woman who got COVID-19 after declining a vaccine — will help change minds. Gov. Spencer Cox questions the effectiveness of masks, contradicting health care professionals. And what the data from a European soccer championship can tell us about the spread of the coronavirus at sports events in the U.S.
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