Coronavirus

A Gazette reader asked us about discarded COVID vaccines in Iowa. Here’s what we learned.

As the second summer of the pandemic wanes, state emergency orders that mandate coverage of telehealth visits and waive the requirement for out-of-state medical licenses are expiring.

Research has found masks are a highly effective tool in preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus, including in states that have implemented statewide mask mandates. One public health expert says bans on these universal requirements can be detrimental to overall mask use.

While making the renewal process safer in the pandemic for driver’s license holders and Iowa DOT staff, the extension also opened a window for scammers trying to steal people’s identity.

Parents frustrated that they don’t know whether their child is considered a close contact with someone who tested positive, and how to continue learning when in quarantine.

A group of parents of disabled students filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to strike down Iowa's law banning schools from requiring masks, arguing it endangers their health and denies equal access to education.

It’s not that health care facilities lack PPE or other necessary supplies to care for patients. They lack enough staff with the training to care for critically ill patients.

Wear a mask in schools, remain home when sick or if in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, and get tested.

After months of decline following the winter spike, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are once again rising in Iowa and many other areas of the country. Both measures are higher than they have been since January, which was the tail end of the pandemic’s worst and deadliest stretch so far.

Cedar Rapids schools to begin contact tracing and students or staff members with COVID-19 symptoms or a positive test are required to isolate for 10 days.

The University of Iowa deals in science, and Athletics Director Gary Barta says he listens to it.

To keep our readers informed about COVID-19, we need your help: Please share your questions with us, and we’ll work to answer them.

Notes from Tuesday’s Iowa football press conference, including what you need to know before going to Saturday’s game.

Mask mandate should remain in effect until all elementary-age children are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine and community spread of the virus is low, the letter stated.

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