/tags/mountain-west Mountain West en-US Copyright Thu, 29 Jul 2021 22:19:41 GMT /2021-07-29/new-vaccination-requirements-will-hit-federal-state-workers-in-mountain-west Low vaccination rates make many counties in the Mountain West especially vulnerable to the COVID-19 delta variant right now, according to data from the public health research group PHICOR. That’s prompting tough new action from some state and federal officials. Thu, 29 Jul 2021 22:19:41 GMT /2021-07-29/new-vaccination-requirements-will-hit-federal-state-workers-in-mountain-west Nate Hegyi /2021-07-29/as-delta-variant-spreads-limited-public-health-laws-in-western-states-could-pose-safety-risks COVID-19 cases are surging nationwide, prompting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week to issue new guidance for vaccinated people to mask up in areas with high transmission rates. But if infections continue to rise, some Western states have limited how officials can respond. Wed, 28 Jul 2021 19:10:10 GMT /2021-07-29/as-delta-variant-spreads-limited-public-health-laws-in-western-states-could-pose-safety-risks Robyn Vincent /2020-09-03/day-2-health-care-and-hollywood Nate Hegyi, rural reporter for the Mountain West News Bureau , is embarking on a 900-mile cycling trip crisscrossing the continental divide in August... Fri, 28 Aug 2020 18:15:56 GMT /2020-09-03/day-2-health-care-and-hollywood Nate Hegyi, Nate Hegyi /2020-08-25/august-saw-rural-covid-19-infections-decrease-slightly-but-deaths-on-the-rise-what-gives COVID-19 infections are waning slightly in the rural U.S., but the number of deaths there is still climbing. Tue, 25 Aug 2020 23:20:01 GMT /2020-08-25/august-saw-rural-covid-19-infections-decrease-slightly-but-deaths-on-the-rise-what-gives Madelyn Beck, Madelyn Beck