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Washington County Starting Online Vaccine Scheduling Today
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Washington County Public Health is moving to an online scheduling system as it prepares for its first healthy adult COVID-19 vaccine clinic next week.
The clinic is scheduled for 2-6 p.m. Wednesday, April 14th for anyone over the age of 18, and is for prime doses only. A date for boost dose appointments will be given at the clinic. While all Iowans over the age of 16 are eligible for vaccination, public health only carries Moderna, which is only approved for those 18 and older. An online scheduling system for the clinic will go live Monday at 8 a.m. on public health’s website. The public is urged not to “shop around” for a particular vaccine, but to take whichever one is available to you, as all brands are authorized and recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Slight COVID-19 Increases a Concern for Washington County Public Health
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Washington County libraries mull reopening plans
Some libraries have started to offer limited indoor services, but planning varies between library operators.
As indoor spaces open gradually after Washington County was recently placed in the moderate category of risk regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, libraries throughout Washington County are discussing plans of expanding services before an eventual full reopening at some point.
While the latter isn t expected to happen anytime soon, libraries in the Washington County Cooperative Library Services are all allowing curbside pickup of materials with a handful permitting limited indoor browsing. I think there s a lot of hopeful conversations at every library, said Lisa Tattersall, manager of Washington County Cooperative Library Services, said about offering more and more services without a full reopening. The way we re structured, each library or each city decides how and when they want to reopen services and at what e
The first COVID-19 death in about two weeks was confirmed in Washington County Thursday, bringing its total to 48 deaths.
The state dashboard shows that over a hundred deaths statewide have been confirmed in the last two weeks, bringing the total to 5,601. As of Thursday Washington has 2,549 total positive COVID-19 tests, while Iowa has 369,082 positive tests. The dashboard no longer shows 14-day average positive test percentages by county, but across Iowa the 14-day average rate is 4.0%, and as of Tuesday morning Washington County Public Health confirmed its rate was at 1.1%. Washington County Public Health is still working on vaccinating the 65 year and older population and tiers two through five of Phase 1B of the state’s vaccine plan, as well as Phase 1C which covers those 64 years and younger that have a medical condition that puts them at a higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19. The county is holding its second dose, or boost, clinic tomorrow for those who received th
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