Statewide COVID situation continues to improve
By Reader Staff
Last week, state health officials reported that Idaho had met the “peak” of its latest novel coronavirus surge, propelled by the highly contagious omicron variant.
This week, …
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Idaho surpasses 300,000 COVID cases
By Reader Staff
Cases of the novel coronavirus have topped 300,000 in Idaho since the pandemic first began in spring 2020, according to the state’s data-tracking system. However, the latest …
Panhandle Health offering COVID-19 booster shots
By Reader Staff
The Panhandle Health District announced Oct. 28 that it is now offering booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine.
PHD officials stated in a media release that the …
Idaho COVID-19 stats ‘headed in a better direction’
By Reader Staff
Idaho health officials shared in a press briefing Oct. 19 that while hospitalizations and deaths due to the novel coronavirus remain high across the state, recent data …
COVID persists in Idaho, where half of eligible people are vaxxed
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
It has been five weeks since crisis standards of care were activated in North Idaho, as health care facilities became so strained by an uptick …
Gem State COVID hospitalizations continue to climb
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Hospitalizations caused by the novel coronavirus have been steadily on the rise in Idaho since mid-summer, and they don’t appear to be slowing down anytime …
North Idaho operating under crisis standards of care
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Idaho made an unprecedented move in its fight against the novel coronavirus on Sept. 7, as the Department of Health and Welfare announced that North …
Half of all eligible Idahoans vaccinated against COVID-19
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
As the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus continues to ramp up case numbers across the country, the message from epidemiologists and other health care …
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 …
CDC updates mask guidance for vaccinated people
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Federal health authorities updated COVID-19 safety guidelines on April 27, announcing that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear face coverings outdoors, unless in …
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