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The Iroquois County Public Health Department is asking for assistance from the public in the collection of dead birds found in Iroquois County. âSince West Nile virus arrived in Illinois at the end of the summer of 2001, dead birds have been important sentinels for early West Nile virus activity,â said Ryan Wheeler, Director of Environmental Health for the health department.
âWe are looking for âperching birdsâ such as crows, blue jays, starlings, robins, cardinals, mockingbirds, catbirds, and grackles. Also, many species of sparrows, owls, hawks, finches, flycatchers, swallows, warblers and wrens will be accepted for testing.â
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The staff of the Iroquois County Public Health Department and Iroquois Memorial Hospital have been working diligently to schedule and distribute COVID-19 vaccine allotted from the State of Illinois to eligible Iroquois County residents. ICPHD is provided a limited number of vaccines in each allocation received. When vaccine is received our staff works quickly to arrange a clinic and notify the public of availability.
Unfortunately, with a limited supply, we cannot vaccinate every resident qualifying in Phase 1b immediately.
An estimated 3.2 million Illinois residents are in Phase 1b of the Illinois Mass Vaccination Plan. In Iroquois County alone, there are an estimated 7,000 people over the age of 65 and numerous additional individuals who are eligible for vaccine in Phase 1b. With an average of only 250 300 doses available per clinic, many people will be disappointed that they have to wait for vaccine. Until the vaccine supply increases, vaccination appo