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For the past year, Dr. Anthony Fauci’s sidekick has been a blue and pink-spiked model of the COVID-19 virus. And now, he’s making sure…
Continue ReadingFor the past year, Dr. Anthony Fauci’s sidekick has been a blue and pink-spiked model of the COVID-19 virus. And now, he’s making sure…
Continue ReadingSeveral states on Tuesday announced they are loosening restrictions put in place to stop the spread of COVID-19, even as health experts warn against…
Continue ReadingAs some Canadian provinces open COVID-19 vaccinations to their oldest residents, experts say meeting up with older loved ones who’ve received the…
Continue Reading“Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vacciiiine! I’m begging of you please don’t hesitate,” sang Dolly Parton, riffing on her hit song…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 374 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths on…
Continue ReadingGovernor Brad Little announced Tuesday the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $39 million to the Idaho Office of Emergency…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Department of Health and Welfare will move forward with its next COVID-19 vaccine priority…
Continue ReadingLocal health officials reported 144 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden, announcing that drugmaker Merck will help manufacture a vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson, said the United States would…
Continue ReadingWhile health officials agree face masks help prevent the spread of COVID-19, state and local governments have varied widely on implementation of mask…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden gives an update on the federal COVID-19 response. You can watch…
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 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 ReadingWhen she found a lump in her left breast during a routine self-check, Boston primary care physician Dr. Devon Quasha knew exactly what to do. She…
Continue ReadingAmericans have received some good news lately about the coronavirus. But that doesn’t mean we’re in the clear yet, experts warn. A third…
Continue ReadingAnd then there were three. There are now three COVID-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use by the US Food and Drug Administration, manufactured by…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 322 new COVID-19 cases and 7 new deaths on…
Continue ReadingLocal health officials reported 119 new COVID-19 cases in the area and two new deaths…
Continue ReadingFormer President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump received the COVID-19 vaccine at the White House in January, a Trump adviser told…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Falls Fire Department has appointment times available for eligible individuals at their COVID-19 vaccine…
Continue ReadingThe US is at risk of losing all its recent gains in the battle against COVID-19 as highly contagious variants take advantage of Americans getting lax…
Continue ReadingThe US just added another powerful weapon in the battle against COVID-19: a third vaccine. The single-dose shot, from Johnson & Johnson, comes at…
Continue ReadingAfter almost a full year of grappling with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, including nearly nine months of virtual school, 11-year-old London…
Continue ReadingCenters for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine advisers voted Sunday to recommend the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for the US, and CDC…
Continue ReadingIt’s easy to get caught up in all the good news about the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue ReadingDr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, on Sunday urged Americans to take any of the three “highly…
Continue ReadingIt’s easy to get caught up in all the good news about the COVID-19 pandemic. A third vaccine is on the brink of getting distributed by the…
Continue ReadingThe coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the US economy, health care system and schools. Some experts say it’s also to blame for a recent…
Continue ReadingThe practice of finding new uses for old medications — called repurposing or repositioning drugs — is not new. The most famous (or…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 233 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death on…
Continue ReadingLocal heath officials reported 78 new COVID-19 cases in the area…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 312 new COVID-19 cases and 9 new deaths on…
Continue ReadingThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted new recommendations Friday on the importance of good ventilation in preventing coronavirus…
Continue ReadingCanada expects to receive more than 6.5 million COVID-19 vaccines by the end of March, with tens of millions more vaccines arriving between April and…
Continue ReadingVaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted Friday to recommend the agency grant emergency use authorization to Johnson &…
Continue ReadingJust one dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine can induce a strong enough immune response in people who have already had COVID-19 that…
Continue ReadingLocal health officials reported 122 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths in the area…
Continue ReadingIt has been almost a year since a jury trial has been held in Idaho, but courtrooms could soon be opening their…
Continue ReadingEven with slowed infection rates and increased vaccinations, officials say another devastating COVID-19 spike could be on the horizon depending on…
Continue ReadingWith Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine on the verge of being authorized for emergency use by the US Food and Drug Administration,…
Continue ReadingUS Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisers are scheduled to meet Friday to discuss the potential emergency authorization of a third coronavirus…
Continue ReadingAbout a dozen sailors and Marines onboard the USS San Diego tested positive for COVID-19 while the ship was deployed to the Middle East, the Navy…
Continue ReadingA year into the Covid-19 pandemic, it appears that trends have finally shifted in a positive direction. New cases, hospitalizations and deaths are…
Continue ReadingThe 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…
Continue ReadingDrugs typically used to treat rheumatoid arthritis can help critically ill COVID-19 patients in intensive care units, one new study finds. But…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 306 new COVID-19 cases and 10 new deaths on…
Continue ReadingLocal health officials reported 100 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths in the area…
Continue ReadingGovernor Mark Gordon and the Wyoming Department of Health have removed the health order addressing operations of personal care services, along with a…
Continue ReadingWearing masks and other safety precautions are key to stop the spread of COVID-19 during indoor group exercise, according to two new reports…
Continue ReadingVaccine 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 ReadingThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should be doing more to guide and encourage improved air circulation in buildings —…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 423 new COVID-19 cases on…
Continue ReadingThe 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…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls School District 91 has a new COVID-19 response…
Continue ReadingLocal health officials reported 141 new COVID-19 cases in the area Wednesday.…
Continue ReadingPeople in the current priority groups are breaking in the new mass vaccination clinic in Southeast…
Continue ReadingThe 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 ReadingIn an analysis released Wednesday, the US Food and Drug Administration said the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has met the requirements for…
Continue ReadingThere’s new evidence that connects testing positive for COVID-19 antibodies from a prior infection with a significantly lower risk of becoming…
Continue ReadingCoronavirus infections across the US are still on the way down, and more Americans are getting vaccinated — but variants could cause…
Continue ReadingThere 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 ReadingThe 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 ReadingIdaho officials reported 282 new COVID-19 cases and 14 new deaths on…
Continue ReadingEastern Idaho Public Health is preparing to schedule COVID-19 vaccination appointments for the next group of eligible recipients.…
Continue ReadingLocal health officials reported 113 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths in the area…
Continue ReadingDecades ago, Soviet scientists researched biological weapons at a site in Volginsky, about 70 miles east of Moscow. Now, that site is being used to…
Continue ReadingFlags 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 ReadingGovernor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that movie theaters would reopen in New York City next month, welcome news for an industry that has been…
Continue ReadingThe state of Idaho is now requiring anyone seeking COVID-19 vaccines in the state to either live or work in the state.…
Continue ReadingThe 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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