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Idaho Governor Brad Little made an appeal Tuesday to Idaho residents to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
His request comes during a dramatic increase in positive cases.
In an address Tuesday, Governor Little said he wanted to ensure there would be no interruptions to classes in the upcoming school year.
“We need more Idahoans to choose to receive the vaccine if our kids have a chance at a normal school year, one that is entirely in person, without outbreaks and quarantine.”
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Director Dave Jeppeson says the CDC is recommending masking of all students when classes resume, both those who are vaccinated and those who are not:
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Reports in the Washington Post, New York Times and Albany Times Union detailed accusations that Cuomo gave family members, including his mother and his brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, special access to coronavirus tests. The reports said the governor dispatched a state health department doctor to their homes and used the state police to rush deliver the tests to the state’s processing lab.
CNN has already confirmed that Chris Cuomo received the tests and Cuomo did not deny the allegations, saying that people who visited him during the early days of the pandemic received testing, but he said he was not closely monitoring the program.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo may have violated state ethics laws, according to published reports, that he used his staff to help him write a book on how he managed the COVID-19 pandemic, and that he gave his family and politically connected associates priority access to coronavirus tests.
But the state’s ethics commission, which has the power to investigate the allegations, has a poor track record investigating claims of corruption.
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Reports in the New York Times, Washington Post and Albany Times Union said Cuomo used State Police and a top health department epidemiologist to provide coronavirus tests last spring to his family, including his brother, CNN host Chris Cuomo, who became ill with the virus; his mother, Matilda Cuomo; and one of his sisters. At the time, testing resources were extremely limited and thousands of New Yorkers ill or dying from the virus had no access to testing.
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Governor Brad Little says nearly one-third of Idaho seniors have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. But even as more vaccine has become available through retail pharmacies, demand is far outpacing supply.
In this January 25, 2021 photo, Idaho Governor Brad Little receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Today, our panel of medical experts share the best ways to get an appointment for the vaccine once eligible, and answer more of your health questions.
Our panel today:
Dr. David Pate, former CEO of St. Luke s Health System and a current member of the Idaho Coronavirus Task Force