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Big Idaho health care providers mandate staff COVID vaccines REBECCA BOONE, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3FILE — In this Nov. 24, 2020 file photo an employee gives instructions for self-administering a COVID-19 test in the parking lot at Primary Health Medical Groups clinic in Boise, Idaho. Primary Health Group CEO Dr. David Peterman announced Thursday, July 8, 2021 that all employees of Primary Health will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by September....

Boises big hospitals require COVID-19 vaccine for workers. What are other providers doing? Ian Max Stevenson, The Idaho Statesman Jul. 9—Saint Alphonsus Health System will require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 come September, the hospital announced Thursday. Multiple other heath providers in the state quickly followed suit. The regions other biggest hospital, St. Lukes Health System, made a similar announcement Thursday afternoon, and will require its team me...

Very disappointing: Doctors lament Idahos weak COVID-19 vaccination rates for children Ian Max Stevenson, The Idaho Statesman Jun. 12—Idaho continues to fall behind the national pace with its COVID-19 vaccination rate, imperiling the states potential to put the pandemic in its rear-view mirror for good, according to physicians. In fact, for each age group thats become eligible for the vaccine, Idahos rate has lagged the U.S. average by at least 10 percentage points. And the pa...

You would think all health care workers would want to get vaccinated. But that hasn't been the case.

Boise businesses making changes to face mask policies The city of Boise lifted indoor mask policies Friday, but local businesses still have the option of whether or not to require face coverings in their stores. Author: Tristan Lewis Updated: 10:09 PM MDT May 14, 2021 BOISE, Idaho — Nearly 24 hours after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new guidelines on mask-wearing, the City of Boise made changes to its mask mandate as well. The c...

See the Fractal-Like Shells of Ammonites Like Never Before Share Filed to:ammonoidea The complex sutures of an extinct ammonite. (Image: David Peterman) To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, features and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Gizmodo Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a news fix. Ammonites are a tale of two textures. The prehistoric cephalopods were composed of fleshy soft ...

Researchers previously focused on the roles of these complex structures in resisting pressure on the shell, but University of Utah researchers provide evidence for a different hypothesis. Complex sutures, they found, retained more liquid through surface tension, possibly helping the ammonoids fine-tune their buoyancy.

Idaho Legislature shuts down due to COVID-19 outbreak By The Associated Press - | Mar 21, 2021 FILE- In this March 4, 2020, file photo, is the Idaho Statehouse in Boise, Idaho. The Idaho Legislature has voted to shut down for several weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19. Lawmakers in the House and Senate made the unprecedented move on Friday, March 19, 2021, with significant unfinished business, including setting budgets and pushing through a huge income tax cut. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler, Fi...

Idaho medical experts seeing increase in COVID-19 variants Health officials are tracking the variants spread in Idaho by keeping a close eye on COVID-19 test results. Author: Katija Stjepovic (KTVB) Updated: 8:31 PM MDT March 16, 2021 BOISE, Idaho — Some Idaho health experts worry that new COVID-19 variants may eventually become the norm. Last Thursday, the state reported eight cases of the variant originally identified in the UK, two cases of the variant first...

“A lot of our staff are still deeply affected by what they saw this year and the things they went through have been traumatic for them," one healthcare worker said.