Idaho’s health department said a large health system, St. Luke’s, had asked for the crisis standards to be activated statewide, and a state advisory committee had agreed. Some may be moved out of state ― Idaho residents are already crowding hospitals in neighboring Washington, frustrating officials there who say Idaho should be doing more to stem the spread of the virus. But the Idaho nurse said her colleagues were mostly frustrated with management’s unwillingness to increase pay as working conditions have gotten a lot more difficult. She said nearly all of the COVID-19 patients she sees are unvaccinated ― and many have regrets. The Idaho Division of Public Health reports that 51% of state residents have been fully vaccinated.

Source: Huffington Post September 16, 2021 18:33 UTC