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On Wednesday, 328 adults and three children were in Iowas hospitals with confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to federal data.

Reynolds last week announced Iowa would decline $95 million meant for COVID-19 surveillance testing in schools. She said schools have reopened safely.

Des Moines Register Iowa must "take a stand" against so-called vaccine passports, Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday while pledging to back legislation or use executive action to restrict their use. At the end of March, New York launched the Excelsior Pass, an app that displays a digital code proving the person is vaccinated against COVID-19. It is accepted at dozens of venues statewide, including Madison Square Garden, and allows people to increase the size of catered events, such as weddings, a...

Des Moines Register Iowa entered the final stage of its COVID-19 vaccination schedule Monday, opening eligibility to all of the states more than 2.3 million residents who are 16 or older. With that expansion comes a new ratcheting up of demand against a still limited supply of vaccine doses. Available Hy-Vee appointments filled up within about an hour of opening across the state on Monday morning, company spokesperson Christina Gayman said. Carroll County Public Health Director Nicole Schweri...

Des Moines Register During a Wednesday news conference outside the prison, the head of the Iowa Department of Corrections called it an act of "pure evil." Registered nurse Lorena Schulte, 50, and correctional officer Robert McFarland, 46, both were killed by blunt force trauma to the back of the head, an investigator said. Inmates Michael Dutcher, 28, and Thomas Woodard, 39, are charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder and second-degree kidnapping in the attack. If convicted, th...

Des Moines Register All Iowans could be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting April 5 — if the federal supply continues to increase as projected, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday. She expects to know for sure next week. Current national projections show between 20 million and 29 million doses of vaccine, including some of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, will be distributed weekly starting in April. Iowa could expect about 200,000 to 290,000 doses out of that supply, eno...

Gov. Kim Reynolds said integrating the current scheduling system with the Microsoft system could not happen in a timely manner without major disruption.

While vaccine supply continues to remain low and will for some time, we must ensure that when shipments are received, theyre getting to the providers as quickly as possible, and into the arms of Iowans, Gov. Kim Reynolds said.

Iowa, like the rest of the nation, is distributing the COVID-19 vaccine in phases. The next phase starts Feb. 1.

Republicans, who control the Iowa House and Senate, call for unity. Democrats call Republicans a willing partner in the spread of misinformation.