As Demand For The COVID-19 Vaccine Drops in Iowa, One Community Nears Herd Immunity
IPR Rudy Papakee, the director of the Meskwaki Health Center, has been at the center of the Meskwaki Nation's COVID-19 response, coordinating testing and vaccinations and advising the tribal council on restrictions. The number of Iowans who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 is still far below what experts say is needed for herd immunity, and demand for the vaccine is decreasing. State officials say 88 of Iowa’s 99 counties have recently declined all or part of their vaccine allocation. But there’s one place in Iowa that is nearing the herd immunity threshold — the Meskwaki Nation....
Source: iowapublicradio.org