After over a year and a half of the COVID-19 pandemic and cases dropping in states including Idaho there's a new variant, just discovered last week that has health officials on edge. The Omicron variant was detected In South Africa less than a week ago.
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Sarah Leeds told health care providers at Friday’s Coronavirus Vaccine Advisory Committee meeting not to stockpile doses, even as it becomes clear that the state will receive fewer vaccines in coming weeks than expected.
Leeds, who is in charge of Idaho’s vaccination program, said misinformation had been circulating among the medical community that some doses should be set aside.
“The 13,650 doses we have in Idaho are dose one – they’re all for dose one,” she said.
State officials gave the first 13,650 doses to health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities.