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As demand for the COVID-19 vaccine continues to drop, Iowa health officials say they've accepted just 12 percent of the vaccine allocation from the federal

Unsplash The vast majority of Iowa counties have declined their weekly allocation of COVID-19 vaccine doses amid declining demand. As demand for the COVID-19 vaccine continues to drop, Iowa health officials say they’ve accepted just 12 percent of the vaccine allocation from the federal government this week. Iowa Department of Public Health Spokesperson Sarah Ekstrand said in an email the state was allocated 63,090 doses for the week of May 24. It accepted 7,850 doses. Eighty-one of Iowa’s 99 counties didn’t accept any new doses this week. Seventeen counties accepted part of their allo...

Counties express frustration with 8-minute warning on expanded vaccine eligibility Share Updated: 10:20 PM CST Mar 5, 2021 By KCRG Share Updated: 10:20 PM CST Mar 5, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript because it was kind of dropped on us last night. We haven't We haven't sent our plan for sure on how we will serve that population. Specifically, Buchanan County Department of Public Health director Tie Burkhardt says all 400 shots they have to give out next week are already scheduled. We're trying to make it as widely available as possible, but some of the o...

Amid COVID-19, Public Health Workers Face Intense Pressure And Backlash Article origination WFYI-FM Nola Aigner-Davis is the public information officer for the Polk County Public Health Department. She says their 42-person team is anticipating COVID-19 vaccine distribution to be challenging. Natalie Krebs/Side Effects Public Media The work that people in public health do is often not very visible. It’s usually focused on long-term impacts like improving maternal health and encouraging flu shots. But when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. last spring, public health workers were thrown into ...