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Central District Health (CDH) and enrolled vaccine providers in Ada, Boise, Elmore, and Valley counties continue to work closely on coordination of weekly vaccine allocations and planning for future groups of vaccine distribution. This week marks the fifth week of vaccine being received and offered to healthcare workers and long-term care facility residents in the state’s Group One of vaccine distribution.

Ada County, Idaho — The Central District Board of Health has set and posted its calendar year 2021 meeting schedule which will include eight regular business meetings. Meetings will be held on the third Friday of the month and start at 8:30 am with the first meeting of the year on Friday, January 15. The Board will no longer meet weekly as they have been most weeks since early July 2020 in response to COVID-19, however a special meeting can be called by any Board member at any time.

Ada County, Idaho — With the first COVID-19 vaccine shipments having arrived in Central District Health’s (CDH) region this week, CDH continues its coordination efforts with state public health and healthcare providers throughout its jurisdiction of Ada, Boise, Elmore, and Valley Counties. The first vaccine shipments sent to Central District Health’s region included 4,875 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which were divided between three healthcare entities – St. Luke’s Health System, Saint Alphonsus Health System, and Primary Health Medical Group.

Central District Health, Idaho —Today, during a regularly scheduled meeting, the Central District Board of Health voted to not adopt a district-wide draft public health order that has been under discussion since December 4, 2020. The seven-member Board voted against the draft public health order. All three Ada County Board Members, Commissioner Diana Lachiondo, Dr. Ted Epperly, and Dr. Jane Young, voted in favor of the motion. Elmore County, Valley County, and Boise County Board Members, Rep. Megan Blanksma, Commissioner Elt Hasbrouck, and Commissioner Ryan Stirm, voted against the motion. Board Chair Betty Ann Nettleton abstained from voting to break the tie, and the motion automatically failed.

Ada, Boise, Elmore, and Valley Counties – The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW) have provided options to reduce the isolation period for people without symptoms (asymptomatic) who are close contacts of those who have tested positive for COVID-19. Fourteen days of isolation is still considered the best practice and remains the safest way to avoid spreading this virus. The revised options shorten isolation for some, and are acceptable alternatives to reduce the burden of isolation on individuals, families, and businesses.

Ada County, ID — The Central District Board of Health will meet again on Tuesday, December 15 at 3:30 pm. As part of its agenda, the Board will discuss the draft districtwide public health order which has been under consideration for multiple weeks.

Tonight's Central District Board of Health meeting was forced to abruptly end less than fifteen minutes into the agenda. The adjournment was prompted by safety concerns over a large group of people protesting outside of Central District Health (CDH) headquarters and protestor activity outside the homes of at least two Board of Health members.

Recent widespread COVID-19 testing of incarcerated residents and staff members with the Idaho Department of Correction’s Idaho State Correctional Center (ISCC) in Kuna has increased the detection of positive cases for Ada County in recent weeks.

Central District Health’s Board of Health is adding weekly meetings to its schedule of regular board meetings.