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The health department is prohibited from administering COVID vaccines


The health department is prohibited from administering COVID vaccines

A regional health agency in Idaho will no longer provide COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties following a narrow decision by its board. Southwest District Health appears to be the first in the country to be banned from administering COVID-19 vaccines. Vaccinations are an essential task of a health department. While Texas policymakers barred […]

The Idaho Department of Health is no longer allowed to provide COVID-19 vaccines


The Idaho Department of Health is no longer allowed to provide COVID-19 vaccines

Southwest District Health, a regional health department in Idaho, is no longer allowed to provide COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties along the Idaho-Oregon border. During an Oct. 22 meeting, the Health Department's board voted 4-3 to ban the administration of a vaccine that protects against the virus that causes COVID-19. The number of […]