Experts worry the unusual move, driven by vaccine misinformation, could fuel further efforts to interfere with immunizations.

A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board.

In what may be a first for the United States, a regional public health department in Idaho will no longer provide COVID-19 vaccines, following a close vote by its board.

Covid-19 vaccines have been banned for the first time by a US public health board over claims the risks now outweigh the benefits. A health department in Idaho voted last week to stop administering Covid vaccines,

Southwest District Health, a regional public health department in Idaho, is no longer allowed to provide COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties along the Idaho-Oregon border. During an October 22 meeting,

Experts say Southwest District Health in Idaho is the first public health department in the nation to be restricted from giving COVID-19 vaccines.

A regional health department in Idaho overseeing six counties appears to be the first across the U.S. to cease to provide COVID-19 vaccines, according to Boise State Public Radio (BSPR). The board of Southwest District Health (SDH) voted 4-3 on Oct.