Across the nation, hospitals are bracing for an increase of respiratory illnesses this month. In years past the CDC usually sees a spike in new hospitalizations in January because of holiday travel and in Iowa they're anticipating covid hospitalizations to keep rising.
WATERLOO, Iowa (KWWL)- Across Iowa, hospitals are dealing with a "tripledemic." The latest numbers from the CDC and Iowa Department of Public Health flu cases continue to rise here in
WATERLOO â Two of Waterlooâs major health care systems expect to receive doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in coming days, according to hospital officials.
Both UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital and MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center officials said health care workers who are most exposed to COVID-19 will get the vaccine first. The Black Hawk County Health Department did not yet release the number of vaccine doses it will distribute to local health care systems.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized emergency distribution of the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine, which had 95% efficacy in clinical trials, is manufactured by pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech. An advisory panel will vote Thursday on whether to recommend another COVID-19 vaccineâs approval by the FDA. The vaccine, also found to have about 95% efficacy in clinical trials, is manufactured by Moderna.