DHW COVID-19 media briefing

The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a media briefing about COVID-19 in Idaho at 2:30 p.m. (MDT) Tuesday, Sept. 7, via Webex.

Those who will attend the briefing from DHW include Director Dave Jeppesen, who will give opening remarks, along with Elke Shaw-Tulloch, administrator for the Division of Public Health; Dr. Christine Hahn, state epidemiologist; Dr. Kathryn Turner, deputy state epidemiologist; Dr. Christopher Ball, chief of the Idaho Bureau of Laboratories; and Sarah Leeds, manager of the Idaho Immunization Program.

A special guest, Dr. Robert Scoggins, who has many titles at Kootenai Health including chief of staff, pulmonary and critical care physician, and medical director of the ICU, also will be available to answer questions.

The general public can join the briefing as attendees in listen/watch-only mode by selecting this link:
https://idhw.webex.com/idhw/onstage/g.php?MTID=ecb9319a4e663d390e69372d4e6b6b9cb