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By Chris
First off, this is a good thing, not a bad thing. We sometimes question the motives of our government, especially when they dispose of information or resources.
Most of the time, it's just a bad look.
Some might call it the end of an era, others might simply think of it as a relief - the end of COVID-19.
This should come as no surprise to any of us being that things are essentially back to "normal." But, what we found interesting is how the state of Idaho quietly abandoned its primary resource site tracking the virus... and no one seemed to notice.
Now, there might be some conspiracy theorists out there who think there's something else going on and that the government might be hiding something.
They're not.
Those who still want to keep track of the COVID-19 stats and numbers in Idaho can check out COVID-19 data along with other diseases here at Get Healthy Idaho.
According to Get Healthy Idaho, the reason is fairly simple - they projected COVID-19's end in May of last year and there's simply no need to prioritize it anymore.
"The Division of Public Health will continue to review and publish COVID-19 data from several sources, including deaths, hospitalizations, and emergency department visits," Get Healthy Idaho says on its website.
"Data for this dashboard will be updated on the 15th of every month by 5:00 PM MT, excluding weekends and holidays."
What we find to be the biggest bummer is how we didn't really acknowledge "the end" of COVID-19... where's the celebration like at the end of pretty much every apocalyptic movie? Where's the party that we beat the pandemic?
All kidding aside, we're grateful there's no need for a primary resource site for something like COVID-19. Hopefully, we'll never run into a situation where we need a dedicated site like that again.
By Chris
First off, this is a good thing, not a bad thing. We sometimes question the motives of our government, especially when they dispose of information or resources.
Most of the time, it's just a bad look.
Not this one though! This is good news...
Some might call it the end of an era, others might simply think of it as a relief - the end of COVID-19.
This should come as no surprise to any of us being that things are essentially back to "normal." But, what we found interesting is how the state of Idaho quietly abandoned its primary resource site tracking the virus... and no one seemed to notice.
Now, there might be some conspiracy theorists out there who think there's something else going on and that the government might be hiding something.
They're not.
Those who still want to keep track of the COVID-19 stats and numbers in Idaho can check out COVID-19 data along with other diseases here at Get Healthy Idaho.
Why shut down the primary resource website?
According to Get Healthy Idaho, the reason is fairly simple - they projected COVID-19's end in May of last year and there's simply no need to prioritize it anymore.
"The Division of Public Health will continue to review and publish COVID-19 data from several sources, including deaths, hospitalizations, and emergency department visits," Get Healthy Idaho says on its website.
"Data for this dashboard will be updated on the 15th of every month by 5:00 PM MT, excluding weekends and holidays."
What we find to be the biggest bummer is how we didn't really acknowledge "the end" of COVID-19... where's the celebration like at the end of pretty much every apocalyptic movie? Where's the party that we beat the pandemic?
All kidding aside, we're grateful there's no need for a primary resource site for something like COVID-19. Hopefully, we'll never run into a situation where we need a dedicated site like that again.
