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Before, there was a vaccine shortage. Now, Idaho’s vaccine demand is out of whack Audrey Dutton, Idaho Statesman © Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette/The Baltimore Sun/TNS The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is kept refrigerated until it is needed and the diluted for injection. Older Idahoans gobbled up appointments wherever they could find them starting on Feb. 1. But in the past few weeks, the frenzied demand has quieted in the state. BOISE, Idaho — The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has been riddled with tales of people “jumping the line,” getting vaccinated before they are...

Boise mom says social isolation pushed her 6-year-old son to his breaking point “Last year he was an angel, you would not know that he had any behavioral issues at all. In May he tried jumping out of a moving vehicle,” she said. Author: Katija Stjepovic (KTVB) Updated: 8:11 PM MST March 3, 2021 BOISE, Idaho — Nearly a year ago when schools across Idaho shut down to stop the spread of the COVID-19, school district officials, teachers and parents had to scramble to make sure children could still get an education despite not being able to attend school in pe...

“I have practiced many years and honestly, I have never had so many children brought to me with issues of depression and anxiety."

Medical providers prepare to vaccinate Idaho's seniors starting Monday Many healthcare providers are deciding to either only accept appointments for those 80 or older, or encourage their patients to let the most vulnerable go first. Author: Katija Stjepovic (KTVB) Updated: 9:04 AM MST February 1, 2021 BOISE, Idaho — Editor's note: A St. Luke's spokesperson told KTVB that all appointments for their available vaccines were reserved by early Monday morning. They will not be taking any more appointments until the next shipment of vaccines arrives. It’s been a ...

“These vials are unpredictable,” Dr. Patrice Burgess of St. Alphonsus Health System told Idaho Matters. “Sometimes they contain, for Pfizer, as many as five doses, sometimes as many as seven. For Moderna, sometimes ten, sometimes as many as twelve.” Credit Richard Villalon / Adobe Stock Complicating matters further, providers rarely know how many doses they'll get until a delivery arrives. Primary Health Medical Group CEO Dr. David Peterman said his clinics received about 2,000 first doses one week, and fewer than 1,000 the next. (Distribution of second doses automatically follows fi...