LDS Church gives $20M to help send vaccines globally
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Friday it has given $20 million to help a program aimed at distributing coronavirus vaccines to…
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Arthritis drugs can help critically ill COVID-19 patients, study suggests
Drugs typically used to treat rheumatoid arthritis can help critically ill COVID-19 patients in intensive care units, one new study finds. But…
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306 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 10 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 306 new COVID-19 cases and 10 new deaths on…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 100 new COVID-19 cases in the area, 3 new deaths
Local health officials reported 100 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths in the area…
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Wyoming eliminates one set of health orders
Governor Mark Gordon and the Wyoming Department of Health have removed the health order addressing operations of personal care services, along with a…
Continue Reading Going maskless is a key factor in COVID-19 outbreaks at gyms, studies say
Wearing masks and other safety precautions are key to stop the spread of COVID-19 during indoor group exercise, according to two new reports…
Continue Reading Moderna, Pfizer test vaccine strategies against new variants
Vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna are trying to get out ahead of some of the new coronavirus variants that are causing concern around the world.…
Continue Reading CDC must encourage better ventilation to stop coronavirus spread in schools, experts say
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should be doing more to guide and encourage improved air circulation in buildings —…
Continue Reading 423 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported 423 new COVID-19 cases on…
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First confirmed infection with UK coronavirus variant in Idaho
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and Central District HealtH have confirmed the first known infection with the UK (B.1.1.7) variant of the…
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D91 to return to 5 days
Idaho Falls School District 91 has a new COVID-19 response…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 141 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 141 new COVID-19 cases in the area Wednesday.…
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SIPH mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic now open to eligible groups
People in the current priority groups are breaking in the new mass vaccination clinic in Southeast…
Continue Reading Which face mask is best for communication? A new study weighs in
The receptionist at the doctor’s office asks a question from behind her double mask and face guard on the opposite side of a large, plastic…
Continue Reading FDA says Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine meets requirements for emergency use authorization
In an analysis released Wednesday, the US Food and Drug Administration said the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has met the requirements for…
Continue Reading COVID-19 antibodies may protect against reinfection later, study suggests
There’s new evidence that connects testing positive for COVID-19 antibodies from a prior infection with a significantly lower risk of becoming…
Continue Reading Experts worry variant-fueled surge of COVID-19 could be weeks away but cases will likely fall again by summer
Coronavirus infections across the US are still on the way down, and more Americans are getting vaccinated — but variants could cause…
Continue Reading What it’s like to live on Italy’s COVID-free islands
There are very few places across the globe that have managed to escape the COVID-19 pandemic; even Antarctica has reported cases. But while the virus…
Continue Reading Pfizer, Moderna, J&J pledge 240 million total COVID-19 vaccine doses by the end of March
The United States can expect to see a total of 240 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March, drug companies told a House subcommittee…
Continue Reading 282 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 14 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 282 new COVID-19 cases and 14 new deaths on…
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EIPH preparing for next round of eligible vaccinations
Eastern Idaho Public Health is preparing to schedule COVID-19 vaccination appointments for the next group of eligible recipients.…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 113 new COVID-19 cases in the area, 2 new deaths
Local health officials reported 113 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths in the area…
Continue Reading Russia shows off new COVID-19 vaccine factory even as its people hesitate to get the shot
Decades ago, Soviet scientists researched biological weapons at a site in Volginsky, about 70 miles east of Moscow. Now, that site is being used to…
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Flags fly at half-staff to remember 500,000 Americans lost to COVID-19
Flags are flying at half staff. Not for one death, but for 500,000 of them. That’s how many lives have been lost in the US to…
Continue Reading New York theaters are going to open. Now will anyone show up?
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that movie theaters would reopen in New York City next month, welcome news for an industry that has been…
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Idaho to tighten up vaccine eligibility
The state of Idaho is now requiring anyone seeking COVID-19 vaccines in the state to either live or work in the state.…
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Idaho COVID-19 vaccine briefing Tuesday
The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a briefing about the COVID-19 vaccine in Idaho at 2:30 p.m.…
Continue Reading FDA advisers to consider EUA recommendation for single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this week
Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration will meet Friday to discuss whether to recommend Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19…
Continue Reading ‘We’ve done worse than most any other country,’ Fauci says as US marks grim COVID-19 death toll
The US has now surpassed the devastating milestone of half a million COVID-19 deaths. It’s a staggering figure that experts say did not have to…
Continue Reading Yes, pandemic paranoia is real, experts say
It was like I had asked her to fork over her Social Security number and firstborn child. “What do you need it for? What are you going to do…
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Couple dies of COVID-19 days apart, family left in state of frustration, profound sadness
A St. Charles couple that died from the coronavirus just days apart spent the entirety of 2020 isolated at home, their family…
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Loss of taste and smell due to COVID-19 could last up to five months, new study suggests
A preliminary study involving 813 Quebec health-care workers who tested positive for COVID-19 has shown that people with the coronavirus could lose…
Continue Reading 332 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported 332 new COVID-19 cases on…
Continue Reading Biden set to honor the half million US lives lost to coronavirus
President Joe Biden is slated to deliver remarks and participate in a candle-lighting ceremony Monday evening at the White House as the country…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 147 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 147 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
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The US just suffered 500,000 COVID-19 deaths. Now Americans face a serious crossroads in the pandemic
A nightmare of this magnitude seemed unfathomable just a year ago. Half a million US lives have been lost to COVID-19. That’s more than the…
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Idaho bill appears to eliminate coronavirus as an emergency
Legislation defining pandemics that would appear to eliminate the coronavirus pandemic from qualifying as an emergency in Idaho is going to the…
Continue Reading FDA issues updated guidance on adapting COVID-19 vaccines, tests and therapeutics for coronavirus variants
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued updated guidance for companies that plan to adapt their COVID-19 medical products — including…
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Teton County, Wyo. COVID-19 vaccination update
The Teton County Health Department opened registration Monday for the following population groups listed below.…
Continue Reading As the US nears 500,000 COVID-19 deaths, Americans hold the key to steering the course of the pandemic
On the brink of a devastating milestone — 500,000 US COVID-19 deaths — the US is at a crossroads in the course of this pandemic. While…
Continue Reading The most crucial week yet on COVID-19 relief begins
This week is President Joe Biden’s first big test, as his massive relief COVID-19 relief bill comes together on the Hill with very little…
Continue Reading UK study finds one dose of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine reduces risk of infection by 72%
New data shows that the first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine “provides high levels of protection against infection and…
Continue Reading Fauci: ‘Possible’ Americans will be wearing masks in 2022 to protect against COVID-19
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that it’s “possible” Americans will still need to wear masks in 2022 to protect against the…
Continue Reading As 500,000th COVID-19 death looms, US reaches pivotal moment
The United States will within hours record its unfathomable 500,000th death from COVID-19 paradoxically at a moment of rare hope in the pandemic. Yet…
Continue Reading The US is about to top 500,000 COVID-19 deaths. That’s why it’s critical to keep up safety measures, Fauci says
Just over a year since the first known US COVID-19 death, more than 500,000 people will have died from the disease by the end of this week.…
Continue Reading 197 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported 197 new COVID-19 cases on…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 83 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 83 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
Continue Reading COVID-19 vaccines may prevent infection and not just symptoms, study suggests
Health experts have said that data so far has shown that COVID-19 vaccines prevent symptoms of the virus — but a new study suggests that the…
Continue Reading Deputies release body cam video of women dressed as ‘grannies’ to get vaccine
Click here for updates on this story Orlando (WESH) — Orange County health officials say two women dressed up as elderly…
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First confirmed infection with coronavirus variant in SW Idaho
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) and Southwest District Health have confirmed the first known infection with a known variant of…
Continue Reading 314 new Idaho COVID-19 cases
Idaho officials reported 314 new COVID-19 cases on…
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Baby boom and baby bust
From the start of the pandemic, there were predictions of a baby boom, with many couples stuck at home and little else to…
Continue Reading COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Committee sends vaccine recommendations to Gov. Little
The Idaho COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Committee (CVAC) will send recommendations for several additional clarifications to Group 2 and the results of a…
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Virtual 5K to help those in need
The Pocatello United Way is reaching out to help families especially hard hit by…
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ISU COVID-19 cases jump up
Coronavirus cases on the Idaho State University campus in Pocatello took a pretty big jump this past…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 115 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 115 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
Continue Reading House Democrats unveil full $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill with minimum wage increase
House Democrats took another step Friday in their effort to advance a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, releasing the full bill text, which includes an…
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Pocatello COVID-19 testing moving back to Portneuf Medical Center
With declining demand, Portneuf Medical Center has announced it will move all COVID-19 testing from the current location at Idaho Central Credit…
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Almost a third of people with ‘mild’ COVID-19 still battle symptoms months later, study finds
It’s been almost a year since Michael Reagan, 50, came down with COVID-19. “I woke up first thing in the morning and I felt really hot…
Continue Reading How Chile became a leader in COVID-19 vaccination
It was late May. The world was helplessly watching as the COVID-19 pandemic advanced unimpeded country after country in what would later be called…
Continue Reading US data shows a big decline in new COVID-19 cases. Here’s why it could be deceptive
The United States is seeing a large decline in new COVID-19 cases — but there’s a major caveat. According to a CNN analysis of data from…
Continue Reading A drop in COVID-19 cases can be deceptive, official warns. Here’s how the US can stay ahead of a variant-driven surge
Although the rise of COVID-19 variants in the United States could spell trouble, pharmaceutical companies and scientists are confident vaccines will…
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Food and food packaging highly unlikely to spread COVID-19, experts say
Food and food packaging are highly unlikely to spread COVID-19, the US Food and Drug Administration, US Department of Agriculture and the Centers for…
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Pocatello council affirms face covering ordinance
Pocatello’s face covering ordinance will remain in effect until at least March 4.…
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SIPH won’t receive this week’s COVID-19 vaccine allocation due to extreme weather across US
Southeastern Idaho Public Health just received notification this week’s vaccine shipment is delayed due to the extreme weather across the US.…
Continue Reading 286 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 9 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 286 new COVID-19 cases and 9 new deaths on…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 91 new COVID-19 cases in the area, 1 new death
Local health officials reported 91 new COVID-19 cases and one new death in the area…
Continue Reading US will have to work double time to make up for COVID-19 vaccine weather delays, Fauci says
The US will have to work “double time” to make up for COVID-19 vaccination delays this week caused by the winter weather that has ravaged…
Continue Reading More than 130 countries don’t have a single COVID-19 vaccine, while 10 countries have already dispersed 75% of all vaccines, the UN says
Just 10 countries have administered 75% of the world’s available COVID-19 vaccine supply, while more than 130 countries haven’t even…
Continue Reading Here’s how long you can wait for a second COVID-19 vaccine dose if the winter storms delay it
Some vaccine providers have been forced to cancel COVID-19 vaccine appointments due to the winter weather that has ravaged much of the US and caused…
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Student nurses on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic share their motivation
Burnout and fatigue from the nursing community has dominated COVID-19…
Continue Reading The level of COVID-19 among children reflects cases in the community, not whether schools were open
COVID-19 case rates among children track much more consistently with overall case rates in a state than with trends in in-person learning in K-12…
Continue Reading Here’s how severe weather is affecting COVID-19 vaccinations in these states
The frigid temperatures, snow and ice that have devastated parts of the country are having an impact on COVID-19 vaccinations, delaying deliveries…
Continue Reading COVID-19 variants could fuel another surge. Fauci says we have two powerful tools against them
COVID-19 variants are threatening to cause another surge of infections, health officials warned Wednesday, and it’s now more important than…
Continue Reading 95-year-old great-grandmother beats COVID-19
A 95-year old COVID-19 survivor in the South Valley is hoping her story will inspire others to socially distance and wear a…
Continue Reading Traveling to France during COVID-19: What you need to know before you go
If you’re planning to travel to France, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the COVID-19…
Continue Reading Travel to Hawaii during COVID-19: What you need to know before you go
If you’re planning to travel to Hawaii, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the COVID-19…
Continue Reading CDC’s COVID-19 school guidance leaves some reassured, others confused
The scene sits at the core of tense debate across America. In the city of Atlanta’s public schools, masks cover the faces of children and teachers,…
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Portneuf Medical Center updates visitor policy
In response to the local decrease in COVID-19 cases, Portneuf Medical Center is revising its visitation policies.…
Continue Reading 408 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 11 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 408 new COVID-19 cases and 11 new deaths on…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 103 new COVID-19 cases in the area, 3 new deaths
Local health officials reported 103 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
Continue Reading New CDC reports warn variants could lead to rapid rise in COVID-19 cases
New coronavirus variants could lead to a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases, and can “dangerously accelerate the trajectory of the pandemic,”…
Continue Reading US government expects ‘widespread delays’ in COVID-19 vaccine shipments due to severe weather
Severe weather around the United States will delay COVID-19 vaccine deliveries in the coming days, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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Snowstorm in Utah delays work, cancels some COVID-19 testing
A snowstorm in Utah has delayed business hours, closed doors for the day and postponed COVID-19 testing on Wednesday, weather officials…
Continue Reading Here are the states allowing teachers to get COVID-19 vaccines
As the debate rages over when it’s safe for children to resume in-person classes, 28 states plus Washington, DC, are allowing some or all of…
Continue Reading Up to 90 healthy volunteers to be exposed to COVID-19 in world first trial
The world’s first COVID-19 human challenge study will begin within a month in the UK, deliberately exposing up to 90 healthy young people to…
Continue Reading Did you survive COVID-19? Maybe you can thank your Neanderthal ancestors
People who survive a bout of COVID-19 with mild symptoms or even no symptoms may be able to thank their Neanderthal ancestors, a new study suggests.…
Continue Reading Lowering COVID-19 cases is the best thing US can do to improve chances that vaccines will continue working, expert says
Lowering COVID-19 cases across the US isn’t only critical to helping prevent another surge fueled by variants — it also makes vaccines…
Continue Reading Confused by guidelines on quarantine after vaccination? You’re not alone
Fully vaccinated people can now skip quarantine even if they’ve been exposed to COVID-19, according to new guidelines from the US Centers for…
Continue Reading 462 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 462 new COVID-19 cases and 3 new…
Continue Reading COVID-19 UPDATES: 80 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Local health officials reported 80 new COVID-19 cases in the area Tuesday.…
Continue Reading More doses, fewer ‘blind spots’: What states say they want from the federal government on vaccines
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout started as a trickle. But the pace has steadily picked up each week, more than tripling in the first month under the…
Continue Reading Dr. Fauci shifts the timeline on when the general public will be able to get a vaccine
Dr. Anthony Fauci said vaccines won’t be available to the “general public” before mid- to late May or early June, he told…
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Joint mass vaccination clinics to be held at ISU for eligible people
A mass vaccination clinic will open this week on ISU’s campus to serve the…
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Rewatch the Idaho COVID-19 vaccine briefing
The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a briefing about the COVID-19 vaccine in Idaho at 2:30 p.m.…
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Anthony Fauci wins $1 million Israeli prize for his work on COVID-19 and other infectious diseases
Dr. Anthony Fauci has been honored with a top international prize for his work combating the coronavirus and other infectious diseases. He is one of…
Continue Reading The US just saw its lowest COVID-19 daily case count since October. But here’s why experts are still worried
The US on Monday reported more than 53,800 new COVID-19 infections: its lowest daily case count since October and a vastly different number from…
Continue Reading San Diego Zoo gorillas make full recovery from COVID-19
Several gorillas are back in public view for visitors at the San Diego Zoo after making a full recovery from COVID-19, according to an update from…
Continue Reading Here’s why some COVID-19 numbers keep improving. (Hint: It’s not widespread vaccinations)
Kudos to everyone who has been doubling down on mask wearing and social distancing. Health experts say your efforts are paying off. But with only 4%…
Continue Reading Bars and COVID-19 safety rules don’t mix, study found
Is it possible to make bars safe in a pandemic? One experiment in Scotland last summer went flat, according to new research published Monday in the…
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