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As demand for the COVID-19 vaccine continues to drop, Iowa health officials say they've accepted just 12 percent of the vaccine allocation from the federal

Unsplash The vast majority of Iowa counties have declined their weekly allocation of COVID-19 vaccine doses amid declining demand. As demand for the COVID-19 vaccine continues to drop, Iowa health officials say they’ve accepted just 12 percent of the vaccine allocation from the federal government this week. Iowa Department of Public Health Spokesperson Sarah Ekstrand said in an email the state was allocated 63,090 doses for the week of May 24. It accepted 7,850 doses. Eighty-one of Iowa’s...

Counties express frustration with 8-minute warning on expanded vaccine eligibility Share Updated: 10:20 PM CST Mar 5, 2021 By KCRG Share Updated: 10:20 PM CST Mar 5, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript because it was kind of dropped on us last night. We havent We havent sent our plan for sure on how we will serve that population. Specifically, Buchanan County Department of Public Health director Tie Burkhardt says all 400 shots they have to give out next week...

Amid COVID-19, Public Health Workers Face Intense Pressure And Backlash Article origination WFYI-FM Nola Aigner-Davis is the public information officer for the Polk County Public Health Department. She says their 42-person team is anticipating COVID-19 vaccine distribution to be challenging. Natalie Krebs/Side Effects Public Media The work that people in public health do is often not very visible. It’s usually focused on long-term impacts like improving maternal health and encouraging flu sho...

IPR Nola Aigner-Davis is the public information officer for the Polk County Public Health Department. She says their 42-person team is anticipating COVID-19 vaccine distribution to be challenging. The work that people in public health do is often not very visible to the general public, but when the COVID-19 pandemic hit last March, many were thrown into the spotlight seemingly overnight. Wayne County Public Health Department Administrator Shelley Bickel was supposed to be retired by now. Follow...

Again, we had several reports of tornadoes over the last 48 hours. and people lost their lives. so people need to pay close attention to the weather. of course. we have blizzard conditions. blizzard conditions possible for parts of the southwest up towards the midwest. where you see in red those are blizzard warnings and blizzard watches. so, i just want people to be sure that they are keeping a close eye on the weather. if you are traveling, you need to be very, very careful. be safe. okay. wha...