How Iowa is helping turn the tide in the pandemic
When COVID-19 spread across the world earlier this year, the University of Iowa was ready to help lead the fight.
The University of Iowa has been on the forefront of COVID-19 research, treatments, care, and the vaccine including leading clinical trials for plasma treatments, the Remdesivir drug treatment, and the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Today, UI Health Care is changing the course of the pandemic in Iowa by delivering the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to its employees and will soon begin a clinical trial for a new vaccine from Novavax. Thanks to its experts and health care providers, Iowa has been recognized nationally for its important role in combating COVID-19.
By Sue Danielson
Dec 14, 2020
(Iowa City, IA) COVID-19 vaccinations are underway for University of Iowa Health Care employees. The vaccine, produced by Pfizer, was approved for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday, Dec. 11 and is prioritized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities.
“This is an historic moment to change the course of the pandemic and we are proud of our role as leaders in this process,” says Suresh Gunasekaran, MBA, chief executive officer of UI Hospitals & Clinics and associate vice president of UI Health Care.
By Sue Danielson
Dec 14, 2020
(Iowa City, IA) COVID-19 vaccinations are underway for University of Iowa Health Care employees. The vaccine, produced by Pfizer, was approved for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday, Dec. 11 and is prioritized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities.
“This is an historic moment to change the course of the pandemic and we are proud of our role as leaders in this process,” says Suresh Gunasekaran, MBA, chief executive officer of UI Hospitals & Clinics and associate vice president of UI Health Care.
If approved by the Food and Drug Administration, UIHC plans to start vaccinating people within 24 hours of receiving their first shipment of the Pfizer vaccine.