While Idaho s COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise, White House official urges people to get vaccinated
Dr. Bechara Choucair urges Idahoans to get a COVID-19 vaccine to help fight spread of the contagious COVID delta variant. Author: Joe Parris Updated: 6:56 PM MDT July 30, 2021
BOISE, Idaho Across Idaho and the United States, attention is firmly on the delta variant as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to increase.
“We are concerned about the rapid rise of the delta variant across the country. We know this virus is much for contagious,” said White House Vaccinations Coordinator Dr. Bechara Choucair.
Dr. Choucair explained to The 208 just how quickly the delta variant has spread across America in recent months.
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Idaho is facing a scarcity of skilled workers here s how three local programs are working to fill that gap
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Idaho s unemployment numbers are going in a hopeful trend, according to new data from the Idaho Department of Labor.
The state s February unemployment rate was down to 3.3%, a drastic change from historic unemployment highs last spring. It s a hopeful trend, but according to the department of labor, the scarcity of skilled workers is growing more intense, despite the amount of unemployment created by the pandemic.
An economic expert s take on why the gap exists: a divergence of industries
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Gas Prices Jump 10 Cents in Idaho Within a Week
We were warned that gas prices would surge here in Idaho soon. This week, those high gas prices showed up. The average price of a gallon of regular gas has jumped 10 cents just in the past week! The average price of gas here in Idaho is $2.60 per gallon - that is 15 cents more than a month ago and seven cents more than it was a year ago.
No where is safe! No matter where you go in Idaho, you re bound to experience surging gas prices. Some are even experiencing a 12 to 18 cent increase in just a week. Rising gas prices has been a national trend recently. The U.S. average is $2.72 per gallon which is 30 cents more than a month ago and 28 cents more than a year ago. AAA says that the national average will hit $2.80 per gallon some time in March. While Idaho prices are still 12 cents cheaper than the national prices, that could flip.
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