The Salt Lake County Bureau of Population, Health and Informatics used anonymized birth dates from the county’s COVID vaccination data to analyze vaccination rates by zodiac sign. The rationale: “a fun conversation starter to promote vaccinations.” (Oct. 23, The Tribune). Surely there are more pressing epidemiological studies to conduct than one giving government legitimacy to a supernatural superstition.
Denise Chancellor, Salt Lake City
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