Mad about Science: Rhinovirus
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Two months into the school year and a biting chill falls upon the land. Overnight, everyone is coughing, hacking and oozing all manner of vile …
Tagged: coronavirus
Bonner County COVID disaster terminated
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted unanimously April 12 to terminate the local disaster emergency the board declared on March 16, 2020, putting an end to the …
‘Cautiously optimistic’
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Idaho is closing in on the end of its official coronavirus pandemic emergency status, as Gov. Brad Little announced in early March that the state …
Idaho hits ‘peak’ of omicron surge
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
State health officials shared a message of tentative optimism Feb. 8 during their weekly novel coronavirus media update, telling reporters that Idaho is on the …
Idaho sees highest COVID positivity rate since pandemic began
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The past week proved to be a dire one for Idaho COVID-19 statistics, as the omicron variant caused a surge in positive cases unmatched during …
Rise in omicron COVID cases have state health providers worried for hospitals, schools
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Idaho health care officials are sounding alarm bells about the rapid upward trend in new COVID-19 cases, as the highly-contagious omicron variant spreads in what’s …
Crisis standards of care lifted in North Idaho
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare deactivated crisis standards of care for the Panhandle Health District on Dec. 20 — nearly a month after …
Idaho lifts crisis health standards — just not in the panhandle
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare announced Nov. 22 that it was deactivating crisis standards of care across the state — everywhere, except for …
Idaho National Guard pandemic mission ends
By Reader Staff
Idaho Gov. Brad Little announced June 24 that the Idaho National Guard’s COVID-19 Task Force would begin wrapping up operations over the coming weeks as the impacts …
COVID vaccines prove effective
By Reader Staff
It’s been almost a month since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 — that is, two weeks …
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