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By Jeff Angelo
Feb 3, 2021
There s a lot of questions in Iowa around how COVID vaccinations are being scheduled - Jeff asks Dr. Patricia Newland how UnityPoint Health is working to vaccinate as many people as possible, as quickly as possible. PLUS: Education policy researcher Lindsay Burke looks at the education reform ideas proposed by Iowa legislative Republicans; infectious disease expert Dr. Jorge Salinas of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics discussed the new COVID variants in Iowa; Ben Godar of the Des Moines Film Society describes the effort to reopen the Varsity Theatre in the Drake neighborhood.
Click below to listen to hour one of Need To Know With Jeff Angelo for Wednesday, February 3, 2021.
By Dorothy de Souza Guedes, for The Gazette
Telehealth has become the norm for health care visits during the novel coronavirus pandemic. And patients are getting used to virtual rather than in-person visits with a doctor.
“In March (of 2020), telehealth became our go-to, especially early on,” said Dr. Tim Sagers, a primary care provider with Mercy Cedar Rapids.
Technology use by consumers had matured, and people had developed a comfort level with on-demand services, Sagers said. The time was right for telehealth to take off.
“The consumer was prepared, the technology was prepared, and health care finally realized that we have to have different ways to reach patients,” Sagers said.
By Jason Taylor
Feb 2, 2021
Robert Taylor died Sunday night at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
He was 72-years-old and was serving a life sentence for 1st Degree Murder in Blackhawk County.
Iowa prisons experienced a systemwide COVID-19 outbreak in November which coincided with a statewide spike.
At that time, the union representing Iowa public workers called for a shutdown of prison admissions and transfers The outbreak has since subsided.
More than 4,400 inmates and 670 staff members have tested positive for the virus since the pandemic struck the U.S. in March of 2020. Two staff members in the prison system have died from the virus.
By Jason Taylor
Feb 2, 2021
Robert Taylor died Sunday night at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
He was 72-years-old and was serving a life sentence for 1st Degree Murder in Blackhawk County.
Iowa prisons experienced a systemwide COVID-19 outbreak in November which coincided with a statewide spike.
At that time, the union representing Iowa public workers called for a shutdown of prison admissions and transfers The outbreak has since subsided.
More than 4,400 inmates and 670 staff members have tested positive for the virus since the pandemic struck the U.S. in March of 2020. Two staff members in the prison system have died from the virus.