On Thursday July 22nd a rally has been planned near St. Luke's Hospital in Twin Falls due to the requirement for the COVID 19 vaccine to remain employed there. We have information from those who are setting up the rally and from St. Luke's organization as well.
Expected cooler temperatures have prompted the local health district in the Magic Valley to encourage people to get the flu vaccination as soon as possible.
Some elderly who think they are vaccinated may not be effectively protected anymore. Vaccines.gov says the shots we got as kids lose their potency over time.
A north Idaho man has become the first in the state to die from flu-related complications, signaling what may be an early flu season. The Spokesman-Review reports that the man was in his 50s. His death was confirmed to be influenza-related this week, according to the Panhandle Health District.
In 2014 there were 644 cases of the measles in the United States. Crazy high number considering I thought measles was a disease only seen in history books and third world countries.