Idaho Matters

Idaho Matters Doctors Roundtable: Dec. 1, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified the country's first confirmed case of the Omicron coronavirus variant in a California patient. So what does that mean for Idaho? Idaho Matters talks with two local medical experts to answer your COVID-19 questions.

Broadcast on:: 01 Dec 2021

Doctors and nurses treating COVID-19 patients at St. Luke’s Health System in Boise.( St. Luke’s Health System)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified the country's first confirmed case of the Omicron coronavirus variant in a California patient. The World Health Organization has designated Omicron a variant of concern, stating it poses a very high global risk.

So what does that mean for Idaho? Idaho Matters talks with two local medical experts to answer your COVID-19 questions.

Dr. David Pate, former CEO of St. Luke's Health System and a current member of the Idaho Coronavirus Task Force
Dr. Frank Johnson, the Chief Medical Officer for St. Luke’s Boise, Elmore County and McCall