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By Lilit Marcus, CNN Fiji will reopen to fully vaccinated tourists on December 1, 2021, according to an official statement from the country’s…
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN Fiji will reopen to fully vaccinated tourists on December 1, 2021, according to an official statement from the country’s…
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By Amy Simonson, CNN The day Candace and Terry Ayers got their second Covid-19 vaccination in early March was a day of hope and excitement for the…
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN Slaloms through snow are a winter staple for some, but they might have mental health benefits, too. Skiers had a nearly 60%…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN It’s not clear if or when boosters doses of Covid-19 vaccines will be OK’d for fully vaccinated people in the…
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By Katia Hetter, CNN Our children are getting sick from the coronavirus. Covid-19 infections have increased exponentially, with nearly 500,000 new…
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Idaho’s public health officials say crisis standards of care are imminent for the state’s most populated region as hospitals continue to be…
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By Katia Hetter, CNN Our children are getting sick from the coronavirus. Covid-19 infections have increased exponentially, with nearly 500,000 new…
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Most Americans believe that the public health benefits of restrictions due to Covid-19 are worth the economic and…
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The United States has reached another grim milestone in its fight against the devastating Covid-19 pandemic: 1 in 500…
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By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Last December, when advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration met to consider whether the…
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Idaho officials reported 1,657 new COVID-19 cases and 20 new deaths…
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Stacker compiled a list of counties with the highest COVID-19 infection rates in Idaho using data from U.S. Department of Health & Human…
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On its Facebook page Tuesday, the Shoshone Bannock Tribes say its COVID-19 contact tracers are seeing a spike in positive cases from the Eastern…
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The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a media briefing about COVID-19 in Idaho at 2:30 p.m. (MDT)…
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By Virginia Langmaid, CNN A new analysis published Tuesday estimates that preventable costs for treating hospitalized, unvaccinated Covid-19 patients…
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Millions of children are back in the classroom for the new school year, but most aren’t vaccinated yet. With…
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School is canceled the remainder of the week for Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy in Fort…
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By Virginia Langmaid, CNN A new analysis published Tuesday estimates that preventable costs for treating hospitalized, unvaccinated Covid-19 patients…
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Black and Hispanic people in the United States are more likely to catch Covid-19, and they’re more likely to be…
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By Ivana Kottasová and Anna Chernova, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin is quarantining after several people in his inner circle tested positive…
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By Madeline Holcombe, Holly Yan and Christina Maxouris, CNN Covid-19 vaccines for children between the ages of 5 and 11 could get the green light…
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By Jen Christensen and Amir Vera, CNN Covid-19 infections have risen “exponentially” among children in the US since July, according to…
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By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — During the weekend, Oregon surpassed 300,000 confirmed and presumptive…
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By Marnie Hunter, CNN Island destinations from the Caribbean Sea to the Indian Ocean joined a handful of Eastern European countries among the latest…
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Idaho officials reported 2,713 new COVID-19 cases and 25 new deaths over the…
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By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington hospital officials say the state is facing its own COVID-19 crisis and has little…
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Whirlpool is offering to pay workers $1,000 to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The new vaccine incentive, confirmed by…
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By Elissa Strauss, CNN Some of Ellie Zerr’s go-to spots for a confidence boost are Instagram and TikTok. Yes, there is plenty of content on…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Hospitals across the United States have been facing a crisis. As of Monday morning, more than 96,000 hospital beds are…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Is that stress pumping steadily through your veins? Even if your blood pressure is normal right now, high stress levels may…
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By Elizabeth Joseph, CNN A hospital in upstate New York is “pausing” deliveries of babies because of the number of maternity unit…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The current evidence on Covid-19 vaccines does not appear to support a need for booster shots in the general public right…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The current evidence on Covid-19 vaccines does not appear to support a need for booster shots in the general public right…
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By Ariel Edwards-Levy and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Americans have grown more supportive of coronavirus vaccine mandates for workers, students, and in…
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Millions of Americans still need to get vaccinated to slow or stop the spread of Covid-19 and getting the pandemic under…
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Millions of Americans still need to get vaccinated to slow or stop the spread of Covid-19 and getting the pandemic under…
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By Elizabeth Joseph, CNN A hospital in upstate New York is “pausing” deliveries of babies because of the number of maternity unit…
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN When someone you love dies, the world as you’ve known it is totally upended. One way people cope, psychologist Sherry…
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By Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN New data shows 26 states have fully vaccinated more than half their residents, and those with the highest…
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Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN It was too good to last. While summer saw much of Europe open up to American visitors, offering them the chance to…
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At Virginia Tech last Friday, the packed crowd bounced to “Enter Sandman.” At the University of Wisconsin the next day, fans jumped around to “Jump…
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN As the US averages more than 1,000 Covid-19 deaths daily, not getting vaccinated is akin to driving while intoxicated, one…
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN As the US averages more than 1,000 Covid-19 deaths daily, not getting vaccinated is akin to driving while intoxicated, one…
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By Madeline Holcombe and Theresa Waldrop, CNN People who are not vaccinated against Covid-19 were 11 times more likely to die of the disease and 10…
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By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Oregon and clog the medical system,…
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Governor Brad Little issued the following expanded statement Friday regarding President Joe Biden’s plan to fine private employers with 100 or…
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By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Ahead of a key meeting of vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration, the New…
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Idaho officials reported 1,574 new COVID-19 cases and 13 new deaths…
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Thirteen Utah hospitals will postpone many non-emergency surgeries starting next week as health care workers are overwhelmed…
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By Megan Marples and Jessica Firger, CNN If you’re feeling anxious and depressed right now, you’re not alone. Psychological distress,…
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Los Angeles Unified School District officials said they want to guarantee that children attend classes in person, not…
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Howard Stern is over the Covid-19 pandemic and is taking on anti-vaxxers who refuse to get the shot. Speaking on his SiriusXM…
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Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon says he’s asked the state’s attorney general to be prepared to challenge President Joe Biden’s new COVID-19 vaccine…
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By David Goldman, CNN Business President Joe Biden gave a gift to every major company in America by forcing them to mandate vaccines or stringently…
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By Casey Barber, CNN You can’t beat the convenience of tomato sauce from a jar, but what about when you’re craving something a little…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN More than 700,000 people die by suicide each year, according to the World Health Organization. Translated: Every 40 seconds,…
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By Allie Torgan, CNN On a medical trip to West Africa nine years ago, Dr. Patricia Gordon had a wake-up call. She had traveled with a group of…
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By Allie Torgan, CNN On a medical trip to West Africa nine years ago, Dr. Patricia Gordon had a wake-up call. She had traveled with a group of…
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Eastern Idaho Public Health and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) issued a health advisory Thursday for Henrys Lake and the…
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“I fully support an individual’s Constitutional right to a peaceful protest, but when it is done in front of someone’s home in a residential…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it will need more time to decide whether the biggest-selling…
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By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Starting next week, the state’s indoor mask mandate will be expanded to include outdoor…
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President Joe Biden on Thursday imposed stringent new vaccine rules on federal workers, large employers and health care staff in a sweeping attempt…
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Idaho officials reported 1,459 new COVID-19 cases and 21 new deaths…
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Teton County Health Department officials are strongly encouraging people in the community to get a flu vaccine.…
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By Deidre McPhillips, Amanda Sealy and Dakin Andone, CNN A Medicare beneficiary hospitalized with Covid-19 costs the health insurance program about…
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By Holly Yan and Travis Caldwell, CNN Once again, Americans who don’t even have coronavirus are suffering the consequences of Covid-19 patients…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Yawning and exhausted from another night of little sleep? Congratulations, you have joined the multitude of people around the…
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN Adolescence is a critical period of physical growth and self-discovery, but it also might be the most important phase for…
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By Holly Yan and Travis Caldwell, CNN Once again, Americans who don’t even have coronavirus are suffering the consequences of Covid-19 patients…
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Hospitals throughout the region are currently experiencing COVID-19 hospitalization rates exceeding those of the peak surge in December 2020.…
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ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — Officials say an infant in southwest Oregon has died from COVID-19 complications. The News-Review in Roseburg reports the…
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Human West Nile virus (WNV) infections as well as positive mosquito pools and infections in horses are on the rise in Idaho.…
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Idaho officials reported 1,504 new COVID-19 cases and 15 new deaths…
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Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon is taking steps to address staffing challenges at Wyoming healthcare facilities amidst a surge in COVID-19 cases and…
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The mu variant of the coronavirus was first identified in Colombia in January and has since caused isolated outbreaks in South America, Europe and…
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By Virginia Langmaid, CNN The World Health Organization’s vaccine-sharing program COVAX forecasts an additional 1.1 billion Covid-19 vaccine…
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN For fully vaccinated Americans, the risk of being hospitalized or dying from Covid-19 is low — much lower than the…
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Opinion by Mark Zandi for CNN Business Perspectives It has been a trying 18 months since the pandemic first struck, and it appears it will take…
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By Liz Stark, CNN The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed more people away from the profession of driving, signaling a bumpy road ahead for key industries…
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By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s move to crisis standards of care this week is allowing some hospitals to ration…
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In conjunction with the health department, the Idaho Falls Soup Kitchen hosted a free COVID-19 vaccination site today. It is open from…
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By Tami Luhby, CNN Food insecurity among families with children rose in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic upended the US economy, according to a US…
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By Dana Santas, CNN Some forgetfulness — like occasionally forgetting to pay a bill or recall a word — can be expected at any age. But…
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Surging Covid-19 cases — and the increasing proportion reported in children — are causing many health experts…
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has activated Crisis of Standards of Care in hospitals located in north Idaho Tuesday morning. …
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By Al Goodman, CNN The grip of the Delta variant of Covid-19 on the United States and the world continues to have travel ramifications as the summer…
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The hospitals in our area say they are not under crisis standards of care yet, but they are seeing a spike in COVDI-19…
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For a second year in a row, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will not visit the University of Wyoming due to the…
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Idaho officials reported 1,025 new COVID-19 cases and 18 new deaths…
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN As more people get vaccinated against Covid-19 and the National Football League season starts September 9, you may be…
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By Forrest Brown, CNN Two tropical islands half a world apart and popular with tourists — Jamaica in the Caribbean and Sri Lanka in South Asia…
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The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a media briefing about COVID-19 in Idaho at 2:30 p.m. (MDT)…
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By Jacqueline Howard, Amir Vera and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Children now represent more than a quarter — or 26.8% — of weekly Covid-19…
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By Megan Marples, CNN Whether you smoke it, vape it or eat it as an edible, cannabis may be significantly increasing your risk of a heart attack.…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Back-to-school after the Labor Day weekend could mean fresh spread of coronavirus unless schools take strong action to keep…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Like many new parents, René Marsh felt her life was “transformed” in March of 2019 when her newborn son Blake was…
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By John Duffy, CNN Within the first several weeks of any school year, I receive dozens of calls from parents concerned about their increasingly…
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Idaho officials reported 1,524 new COVID-19 cases and 14 new deaths over the holiday day…
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By Ryan Prior and Kristen Rogers, CNN Can this year just stop already? It’s a thought ricocheting around the world as we cope with Covid-19,…
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