Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable: January 29, 2021

By Samantha Wright,

Gemma Gaudette

Published January 29, 2021 at 1:22 PM MST

Gov. Brad Little received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine earlier this week.

There's a lot to get into this week on the Idaho Matters Friday Reporter Roundtable.

This week's topics: Idaho's low-performing vaccine rollout, a Republican lawmaker falsely claimed "the pandemic is over" and pushes for lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, why board members of one Idaho health district were offered early vaccines, and the largest layoff in Idaho since 2018.

Our journalist panel today:

Rachel Cohen, Boise State Public Radio reporter
James Dawson, Boise State Public Radio reporter
Don Day, founder and editor of BoiseDev
Scott McIntosh, opinion editor of the Idaho Statesman

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Samantha Wright

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