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Utah Senate Leader Chaired Despite Testing Positive

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Utah Senate President Stuart Adams tested positive for COVID-19 twice Tuesday morning. He didn't wear a mask while he gave his opening remarks in the Senate chamber. A spokeswoman chalked up the inconsistent statements from Adams as confusion. Adams' spokeswoman said he was following the CDC recommended five-day quarantine period.

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Utah Senate Leader Chaired Despite Testing Positive

After testing positive for Covid-19 last week, Utah Senate President Stuart Adams (R) “opened the 2022 session unmasked, conducting business as normal and trying to reassure senators and the public he was fully recovered,” the Salt Lake Tribune reports.“Adams initially said he’d tested positive twice for COVID-19 since yesterday but backtracked seconds later. ‘I tested negative twice,’ he said, joking that he’d misspoken to make sure people were…

2 years ago·New York, United States

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Alternet

Utah Senate president appeared for a session unmasked after testing positive for COVID: report

A top-ranking Republican lawmaker in Utah is facing deep criticism following his decision to open the 2022 session unmasked despite recently testing positive for COVID-19.According to The Salt Lake Tribune, Senate Chief of Staff Mark Thomas offered an update about the series of COVID tests Utah Senate President Stuart Adams (R) took in the days leading up to the session on Tuesday, January 18. Thomas indicated that Adams "tested negative on Mond…

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Deseret News

Utah Senate President Adams said he tested negative for COVID-19 on first day of session. He actually tested positive

Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, speaks during the first day of the Utah general legislative session at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSenate staff chalked up inconsistent statements to ‘confusion’ over ‘mixed’ test results Utah Senate President Stuart Adams spent the first day of the Utah Legislature’s 2022 general session in person and inconsistently wearing a mask even though he …

2 years ago·Salt Lake City, United States

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Daily Kos

‘I’ve got two negatives’: Utah Senate President fails to mention positive tests before session

We are two years into the pandemic, yet some Republicans do not understand the depth of the issue. Across the country, GOP members are not only failing to comply with safety regulations put in place to stop the novel coronavirus but in some cases even lying about test results. In one incident, a Utah lawmaker tested positive and lied about it—not once, but twice.According to ABC News affiliate KUTV, during opening remarks of the Utah legislative…

2 years ago·United States

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The Daily Beast

Utah Senate President Stuart Adams Opened Session Unmasked After COVID Diagnosis, Report Says

“President Adams took COVID-19 tests and had mixed results, which may have caused confusion,” his deputy chief of staff said.

2 years ago·United States

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Salt Lake Tribune

Senate President Stuart Adams tested positive for COVID twice Tuesday before publicly announcing he was negative

After inquiries from The Tribune, the Senate acknowledged that Senate President Stuart Adams had tested positive twice for COVID on Tuesday, contrary to his public statements.

2 years ago·Salt Lake City, United States

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Utah Senate president appeared for a session unmasked after testing positive for COVID: report

Utah Senate president appeared for a session unmasked after testing positive for COVID: report

Utah Senate President Adams said he tested negative for COVID-19 on first day of session. He actually tested positive

Utah Senate President Adams said he tested negative for COVID-19 on first day of session. He actually tested positive

‘I’ve got two negatives’: Utah Senate President fails to mention positive tests before session

‘I’ve got two negatives’: Utah Senate President fails to mention positive tests before session

Utah Senate President Stuart Adams Opened Session Unmasked After COVID Diagnosis, Report Says

Utah Senate President Stuart Adams Opened Session Unmasked After COVID Diagnosis, Report Says

Senate President Stuart Adams tested positive for COVID twice Tuesday before publicly announcing he was negative

Senate President Stuart Adams tested positive for COVID twice Tuesday before publicly announcing he was negative

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