COVID-19

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U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior celebrated Idaho’s recent legislative pushes to Make America Healthy Again and prioritize individual rights during the COVID-19 pandemic during a brief visit to Boise Wednesday.

In a rare disclosure, the White House officials announced that President Trump was diagnosed with a common chronic vein condition.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services' decision to remove all members of the CDC vaccine advisory committee is drawing strong reactions from both supporters and critics.

The federal government removes its recommendation for healthy pregnant women to receive COVID-19 vaccines and has canceled funding for the development of a bird flu vaccine.

State senators want Idahoans to be able to buy the anti-parasitic drug, ivermectin, over the counter without a prescription and without consultation from a doctor.

Thursday marks the five year anniversary of Donald Trump declaring the COVID pandemic a national emergency. On Friday March 13th 2020 Idaho also announced its first detected case of the virus in the state.

Four viruses are currently circulating in the United States, with some health experts calling it a “quad-demic”.

Idaho House lawmakers will once again consider a bill banning mask mandates nearly five years after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As we bring 2024 to a close, Idaho Matters takes a look back at the year through the lens of public health.