Iowa prisons resume COVID-19 vaccinations for inmates, but vaccine rate lags behind neighboring states Philip Joens, Des Moines Register What are you waiting for? : Gov. Kim Reynolds urges Iowans to get COVID vaccination
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The Iowa Department of Corrections in January received an allotment of the Moderna vaccine from the state that allowed them to fully vaccinate about 1,200 eligible staff members and 200 prisoners with serious health conditions.
Most of those inmates, which represent about 3% of Iowa s prison population of approximately 7,600, were at the Iowa Medical Classification Center in Coralville that houses inmates with serious health conditions like kidney failure and cancer.
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People who get a COVID-19 vaccine and then receive a bill shouldn’t pay it, according to the Webster County Health Department.
The vaccine,which is provided by the federal government, is free, according to Kari Prescott, the department’s director.
Those who receive the vaccine should never get a bill or be charged a co-pay, the department reported.
Billing people for a vaccine is a new scam, Prescott said Tuesday.
Not posting an image of a vaccination card on social media is one way to reduce the risk of being targeted by this scam.
Anyone who gets a bill or is charged a co-pay should call the Health Department at 515-573-4107.