[ad_1] IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – The Idaho Falls Zoo has announced that there is a new girl in town: an Amur tiger named Eloise. In April, Basha, a longtime zoo resident, died of health complications related to old age. Since then, the zoo’s animal care specialists have worked with the Association of Zoos and … Read more
[ad_1] World Health Organization (WHO) chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan observed that Covid-19 could enter a phase of endemicity where transmission of the virus is low or moderate. The endemic stage means that the population is learning to live with a virus. It is very different from the epidemic stage where the virus invades a … Read more
[ad_1] Groton – The US Navy’s Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS San Juan (SSN 751) returned to the Naval Submarine Base on Tuesday after a nearly 8-month deployment. San Juan has a crew of approximately 139 and is commanded by Cmdr. Douglas Sattler. Two crew members returned to the newborns: Chief Petty Officer David Begley … Read more
[ad_1] For immediate release: August 24, 2021 The United States Food and Drug Administration today announced the following actions taken as part of its ongoing response efforts to the COVID-19 pandemic: On August 22, the FDA updated the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of Pfizer-BioNTech to support the shelf life extension of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine stored … Read more
[ad_1] Masks will remain optional for now for students in the Menomonee Falls School District returning to school, and many parents want it to be so. Several parents demonstrated outside the Menomonee Falls village hall ahead of the August 23 school board meeting. About 14 speakers spoke during the citizen comments portion of the meeting, … Read more
[ad_1] Thirty-seven counties in Illinois and Chicago are now on “warning level” for the availability of beds in intensive care units, according to COVID-19 data from the state’s health department. The Illinois Department of Public Health reports that the following areas are experiencing limited availability of critical care beds: Alexander, Bond, Boone, Carroll, Chicago, Clinton, … Read more
[ad_1] “We love to make American food with a twist, so we love to make a traditional breakfast, ”said Ryan Marek, owner and chef of Bayside Restaurant. He turns the basics into brand new bites at Petoskey Restaurant. “In a lot of Benedictines they use English muffins, we like to change it and do things … Read more
[ad_1] COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) – On Tuesday, the Department of Environmental Health and Control reported 3,121 new confirmed cases and 527 probable new cases of the virus for a total of 3,648. These figures are correct as of August 22. >> EXCLUSIVE: An inside look at the COVID-19 floor at Lexington Medical Center The difference … Read more
[ad_1] BINGHAM COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI) – Bingham County Sheriff Craig T. Rowland on Tuesday released more information regarding a Blackfoot shooting in which a deputy was shot dead on August 4. Police said at around 7:50 a.m., the Bingham County dispatch center called a hit-and-run driver who had struck a vehicle and drove away. At … Read more
[ad_1] Pfizer vaccine. ROBYN BECK / AFP via Getty Images While briefing reporters on the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preveniton, Rochelle Walensky, highlighted data, visualized in a graph, which further shows the reduced risk of hospitalization at which individuals face when vaccinated against COVID-19. Based on … Read more