COVID-19

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.

Southwest District Health will no longer offer the COVID-19 vaccine at its offices.

As new COVID-19 strains circulate, new vaccines become available in Idaho.

As a new, more dangerous strain of the Mpox virus continues to spread, the disease has now been detected in individuals in both Sweden and Thailand.

COVID-19 cases are continuing to rise all across the United States, with experts saying it's being driven largely by the emergence of a new dominate strain.

Cases of COVID19 are on the rise both here in Idaho and in other areas of the country.