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AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine showed 79% efficacy against symptomatic disease and 100% efficacy against severe disease and hospitalization in…
Continue ReadingAstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine showed 79% efficacy against symptomatic disease and 100% efficacy against severe disease and hospitalization in…
Continue ReadingSpring break is here and people suffering from a year of cabin fever are throwing caution to the wind. Saturday marked the 10th straight day on which…
Continue ReadingAs the world ground to a halt last March, many travelers expected to be globetrotting again in a few months time. Here we are just over a year later.…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 235 new COVID-19 cases on…
Continue ReadingLocal health officials reported 117 new COVID-19 cases in the area Saturday.…
Continue ReadingMadison Memorial Hospital and Idaho Falls Community Hospital both say they’re prepared for the possibility of seeing new…
Continue ReadingEastern Idaho Public Health has issued a warning saying they are starting to see a surge of COVID-19 cases primarily in Bonneville County but also in…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 383 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on…
Continue ReadingThe Teton County Health Department in Wyoming is currently vaccinating individuals included in Phase 1C and individuals who are in Phase 1A and 1B…
Continue ReadingLocal health officials reported 131 new COVID-19 cases and two new COVID-19 related deaths in the area Friday.…
Continue ReadingStates are pushing ahead with expanding COVID-19 vaccine access and rolling back restrictions on businesses and large gatherings as America seeks a…
Continue ReadingThe COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Committee will meet from noon to 2 p.m. MST on Friday.…
Continue ReadingAstraZeneca is expected to apply in the next few weeks for emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in the US, and if and when it does,…
Continue ReadingThe coronavirus pandemic almost didn’t happen, a new study shows. Researchers working to show when and how the virus first emerged in China…
Continue ReadingSeveral more states on Thursday announced COVID-19 vaccines would be available to more people, news that came as the nation’s top infectious…
Continue ReadingA new report shows Idaho Falls is leading the nation in new coronavirus cases with Rexburg being…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 341 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on…
Continue ReadingLocal health officials reported 158 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
Continue ReadingAttorney General Lawrence Wasden is reminding Idahoans some may soon see their federal stimulus payments arriving in the mail in the form of debit…
Continue ReadingGovernor Brad Little emphasized Thursday the need to direct the billions of dollars allocated for Idaho from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) into…
Continue ReadingUtah adults can begin signing up for a COVID-19 vaccine on March 24 – one week earlier that previously planned because the state has unallocated…
Continue ReadingA fourth lawmaker in the Idaho House of Representatives has tested positive for COVID-19 in less than a week’s time and just as the Legislature is…
Continue ReadingShots of COVID-19 vaccine are now available or soon will be for anybody over 18 in almost one-third of Wyoming’s…
Continue ReadingCoronavirus reinfections are rare, but it’s more common for people 65 and older to get infected more than once, according to a study published…
Continue ReadingLow-dose aspirin may help protect the lungs and reduce the need to put patients on ventilators, researchers reported Wednesday. The cheap and widely…
Continue ReadingWhen one of my editors recently shared a celebratory picture of his vaccine card on Instagram, I sent him a direct message: “Didn’t you…
Continue ReadingExperts say there’s a tough race between COVID-19 vaccinations and a contagious variant that’s rapidly spreading across the US,…
Continue ReadingWith approximately 31% of the Fort Hall population vaccinated, the reservation is now making its allotment of COVID-19 vaccinations available to all…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 454 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new deaths on…
Continue ReadingLocal health officials reported 216 new COVID-19 cases and five new deaths in the area…
Continue ReadingWhen Southern California’s theme parks reopen as early as April, it could be with one very significant and silent difference: no screaming on…
Continue ReadingIt’s been a long year for Disneyland fans, but “The Happiest Place On Earth” is finally set to reopen its doors. The Disney resort,…
Continue ReadingSt. Patrick’s Day was the first major holiday of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, and we’ve learned sobering lessons since then. Young,…
Continue ReadingBathed in the faint light at the end of the once seemingly endless pandemic tunnel are visions of trips that reunite us with loved ones or take us to…
Continue ReadingTwo coronavirus strains first detected in California are now officially “variants of concern,” according to the US Centers for Disease…
Continue ReadingIf you’re planning to travel to Thailand, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the COVID-19…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 350 new COVID-19 cases and 13 new deaths on…
Continue ReadingThe timeline for any Idaho adult to get a COVID-19 vaccine is moving…
Continue ReadingLocal health officials reported 187 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
Continue ReadingThe fastest way to get back to a safe, mask-free life is for everyone to get a COVID-19 vaccine. But just because you’ve gotten a shot of…
Continue ReadingBasic American Foods (BAF) announced Tuesday plans to host COVID-19 vaccinations clinics for current employees at each of their East Idaho…
Continue ReadingYou can participate in an hour-long statewide telephone town hall with Idaho Governor Brad Little and Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Director…
Continue ReadingIt’s been a surreal year for travel as the COVID-19 pandemic brought aviation to a halt, museums and hotels shuttered their doors and once…
Continue ReadingThe Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a briefing about the COVID-19 vaccine in Idaho at 2:30 p.m.…
Continue ReadingThe Jefferson County Department of Motor Vehicles will be closed from March 16 through March 19 due to a probable case of COVID-19 among DMV…
Continue ReadingThe World Health Organization’s vaccine safety experts were due to meet Tuesday to discuss the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, as the list…
Continue ReadingExperts are worried some Americans are letting up too early — at a critical time when looming dangers are threatening to wipe out the progress…
Continue ReadingThe first children have been vaccinated in Moderna’s Phase 2/3 pediatric COVID-19 vaccine trial, the company announced Tuesday in a statement.…
Continue ReadingWhite House staff working in-person are no longer tested for COVID-19 every day as those on campus have been increasingly vaccinated, a recent change…
Continue ReadingIn the first week of March, more than 20% of blood donations from unvaccinated people had COVID-19 antibodies, according to data shared with CNN by…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 421 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new deaths on…
Continue ReadingIt all came down to 15…
Continue ReadingA Bonneville County Jail inmate passed away Sunday while being treated at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center for sickness related to COVID-19. …
Continue ReadingOn Monday, vaccine eligibility opened up to Idahoans 55 and older with underlying medical conditions and to people in a variety of jobs, like…
Continue ReadingLocal health officials reported 178 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
Continue ReadingIdaho State University student pharmacists, nurses, dental hygienists and physician assistants have helped nearly 5,000 people get COVID-19 vaccines…
Continue ReadingThere’s lots of great news about COVID-19 vaccines and one major catch. First, the good news: — A record-high 2.4 million vaccine doses…
Continue ReadingThe White House is racing to prevent and prepare for a potential fourth coronavirus surge as more transmissible coronavirus variants spread across…
Continue ReadingBrazil is pulling ahead in the race that no one wants to win. Over the past month, the South American nation has blown past a series of grisly…
Continue ReadingIn the next few weeks, the Biden administration will launch a national vaccine promotional campaign aimed at encouraging hesitant Americans to get…
Continue ReadingFacebook is rolling out a handful of new tools on its platforms to help people get vaccinated against COVID-19. The tech giant, which owns Instagram…
Continue ReadingThere’s good reason to be optimistic about where the US could be by summer as COVID-19 vaccinations accelerate. But right now, there are…
Continue ReadingFederal COVID-19 guidelines “will be much more liberal” by the Fourth of July if US cases drop as more Americans are vaccinated, Dr.…
Continue ReadingWhat was nice about the Before Times was that, for most people, social interactions and outings could be carefree. We miss them, and that’s a…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 has spawned another global health crisis some have dubbed “coronasomnia” — an inability to fall asleep or get good quality…
Continue ReadingWe have passed a year since the initial COVID-19 shutdowns. That means a year of working from home, business casual from the waist up, and staring at…
Continue ReadingIt’s been hellish, and it will likely go down as the toughest stretch in many Americans’ lives. One year ago Saturday, the country went…
Continue ReadingNow one year into the pandemic, we know more about how coronavirus spreads, how to treat it, and we now have multiple…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 293 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death on…
Continue ReadingLocal health officials reported 170 new COVID-19 cases…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 333 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths on…
Continue ReadingLocal health officials reported 176 new cases and one new death…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Committee (CVAC) will send a recommendation to Gov. Brad Little on the process for vaccinating Idahoans between…
Continue ReadingFollowing the Statewide Mask Requirement removal announcement on Monday, the Teton District Health Officer requested a local health order to allow…
Continue ReadingDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been “concerning” declines in childhood vaccinations against other infectious diseases, Dr.…
Continue ReadingSince the start of the pandemic, the most terrifying task in health care was thought to be when a doctor put a breathing tube down the trachea of a…
Continue ReadingRepublican Rep. Bruce Skaug says he received a positive COVID-19 test Friday morning.…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 numbers may be on the decline in the United States after a year of collective grief. But with tens of thousands of deaths expected over the…
Continue ReadingA granddaughter came to her grandmother’s apartment bearing a unique gift — it was a prescription for a hug. It had been a year since…
Continue ReadingYou may remember the Walck family from Lake Ariel. Scott Walck, his wife, and two sons battled the virus when it first appeared in Wayne County in…
Continue ReadingAs we come to the year mark when the first case of COVID-19 appeared in Idaho, the number of active cases in the state seems to be…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 364 new COVID-19 cases and 5 new deaths on…
Continue ReadingLocal health officials reported 179 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
Continue ReadingTeton County, Wyoming has moved into the “orange” (moderate) risk level for COVID-19 due to an increase in cases.…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden signed into law Thursday the $1.9 trillion relief package that he says will help the U.S. defeat the coronavirus and nurse the…
Continue ReadingA rural Idaho high school isn’t hosting a prom this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, but a group of parents planned to throw their own —…
Continue ReadingMore than 29 million cases have been reported in the US since the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus a pandemic one year ago.…
Continue ReadingThe Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine provides less protection in cancer patients than healthy individuals following a single dose, a new real-world…
Continue ReadingStaggering numbers of health care workers — more than one in five — have experienced anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 456 new COVID-19 cases and 9 new deaths on…
Continue ReadingLocal health officials reported 179 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths in the area…
Continue ReadingIdaho State University has announced plans to return to full in-person instruction and campus activities in Fall 2021.…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he is directing the US Department of Health and Human Services to purchase an additional 100 million…
Continue ReadingUtah’s governor says all people age 18 and over in the state will become eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines on April 1.…
Continue ReadingThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has so far declined to issue new guidance on travel for vaccinated Americans due to concerns about…
Continue ReadingThe coronavirus variant B.1.1.7, which was first identified in the United Kingdom, is associated with an estimated 64% higher risk of dying from…
Continue ReadingFormer first lady Michelle Obama spoke candidly in an interview published Wednesday about her struggles with low-grade depression during the Covid-19…
Continue ReadingMarch 26 marks the one-year anniversary of Lauren Thomas Mandel’s COVID-19 infection — and she and her family are still feeling the…
Continue ReadingNearly one in 10 Americans — more than 32 million people — are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data from the Centers…
Continue ReadingAlaska, one of the states leading the US in vaccinations, has made the COVID-19 vaccine available to any resident ages 16 and up. It’s the…
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