Des Moines Register
A reported shortfall in coronavirus vaccine left Iowa nursing home leaders worried Thursday that their residents and staff would have to wait even longer before receiving shots to halt deadly outbreaks of COVID-19.
“Any thought of a delay is just like bursting a bubble, said Linda Bowman, chief communications officer for the Western Home Communities care facility company.
Bowman described herself as “a little crestfallen” by news Wednesday everning from the Iowa Department of Public Health, which said the state s initial allotments of vaccine could be short by up to 30%.
The health department offered a more specific estimate Thursday evening, saying it now expects 138,300 doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccine to be delivered to Iowa by Dec. 27. That would be a decline of 33,700, or about 20%, from the 172,000 previously expected this month.
‘cold symptoms’, a headache, and
‘very fatigued and tired’ eyes.
At the same time Cynthia came down with COVID, her sister, Michele and their brother
Phil also contracted the virus.
Pictured,Michele & Cynthia Racanati Iowa twin sisters who contracted COVID-19.
‘….she’d go back and do it over again’
Told Cynthia,
‘She was actually texting me, so I didn’t realize how bad she was doing ’til I got home, and she kept on saying how hard it was to breathe.’
Cynthia took her sister to the ER when her condition worsened.
‘She said that when she was sick that if she’d go back and do it over again, she wouldn’t have gone to like birthday parties and the Halloween celebrations and things that we had done,’ she said.
The governor announced that she would ease some restrictions, including a requirement that bars and restaurants close by 10 p.m. But she said the public must remain vigilant, including by staying home when sick, avoiding large crowds and wearing masks when they can t stay distant from others. We are so close to seeing the end of this, she said.
Kelly Garcia, director of Iowa s Department of Human Services, said a second version of the vaccine, made by Moderna, could arrive in Iowa by Monday if it is approved by federal regulators this week, as expected.
Garcia noted that unlike the Pfizer vaccine, the Moderna version doesn t need to be stored at ultra-cold temperatures, and it will be shipped in smaller lots. Those factors could be useful in vaccinating Iowans in rural areas, she said.
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The Iowa Department of Public Health on Wednesday was reporting another 14 COVID-19 deaths and an additional 1,986 confirmed cases.
At 10 a.m. Wednesdays, the state was reporting 3,354 COVID-19-related deaths, an increase of 14 deaths since the state s tally at 10 a.m. Tuesday, according to the state s Coronavirus.Iowa.gov website.
The state was reporting at 10 a.m. Wednesday that there are 260,237 confirmed cases of coronavirus, an increase of 1,986 since 10 a.m. Tuesday.
The total number of people tested is 1,294,629, according to the state. Of the people who have tested positive, 200,779 have recovered.
The daily numbers
Confirmed cases: 260,237, an increase of 1,986
Deaths: 3,354, an increase of 14