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He urged them not to have students come back from spring break and potentially spread the virus. Even when the summer came to a close, Hanft was hesitant at the start of the school year. After all, sending kids back into the unknown was a scary thing.  For the most part, what public health found instead in the school districts was inspiring. “When we look at the numbers, the rates of kids getting sick, the rates of school teachers getting sick from exposure, those numbers continue to stay low,” Hanft said. “COVID-19 spread doesn’t happen within the walls of the school n...

IPR file Vials of the Moderna vaccine sit in a cart at a Tama County vaccine clinic on Feb. 1. Iowa has administered nearly 1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Some counties are holding large-scale clinics to get the vaccine into the arms of many people quickly. Local health officials have worked to make sure no vaccine from these clinics goes to waste. Mass clinics in counties including Cerro Gordo and Woodbury vaccinate hundreds to at least a thousand people each time. People eligible for the vaccine make appointments, but sometimes they don’t show up. Brian Hanft, the director of pu...

"This group is at serious risk of severe illness or death from this virus, getting them protected is a huge win for our community."

New vaccine sign-up procedure in place.

One friend described it as like getting a “Get Out of Jail Free” card. Another described it as being like “a giant sigh of relief.” Still another said it was “a sense of fulfillment.” Who would have thought that getting a shot – an inoculation from a needle pressed into your flesh – would evoke such expressions of joy. But that’s the reaction of hundreds of people in Cerro Gordo County upon receiving the COVID19 vaccination. I finally got mine and instantly felt a sense of relief. Maybe it’s because I and a helpful friend made more than 1,000 ...