In documents made public Monday, the state of Iowa provided testimonials from three women who said their children have medical issues that make mask wearing difficult for them.
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In documents made public Monday, the state of Iowa provided testimonials from three women who said their children have medical issues that make mask wearing difficult for them.
Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon — a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters.
COVID-19 exacerbated slashed budgets and low staffing that challenged Iowa’s public health workforce, but the high stakes they faced throughout the pandemic response has left many workers burned out. Experts are worried the workforce shortage could worsen as a result.
As a new law out of Texas opens the door to stricter abortion policies nationwide, one Iowa woman who obtained an abortion in 2017 says she fears what further bans in the state could mean for other women.
An influential federal advisory panel overwhelmingly rejected a plan Friday to give Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots to most Americans, but it endorsed the extra shots for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe disease.
The Family Caregivers Center of Mercy has received a $1 million donation, officials announced this week. The Mercy Medical Center Foundation said the donation from John, Cindy and Bailey Bloomhall of Cedar Rapids and Naples, Fla., will fund two new staff positions at the center’s second location over the course of five years.
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics – heading into the fall and winter months with COVID still spreading – is preparing for another surge, albeit different from the one that stressed the campus last year.
As of Wednesday, 50.14 percent of the state’s population has completed a COVID-19 vaccine series.
All of Raytheon Technologies’ U.S. employees will be required to be vaccinated.
The Iowa Department of Public Health on Wednesday confirmed the locations of two new dispensaries. Iowa Cannabis Co. East will be at 382 Highway 1 W in Iowa City and Iowa Cannabis Co. West will be in Council Bluffs.
An Iowa woman whose husband died from a breakthrough COVID-19 infection is blaming Americans who refuse to mask or get vaccinated.
Opioid-related deaths increased by 35 percent in Iowa in 2020, following a national trend that has advocates raising the alarm about the surge. State officials reported 213 opioid-related deaths last year, up from the 157 deaths reported in 2019 and a previous high of 206 in 2017.
An Ankeny-based software engineer who helped Iowans find COVID-19 vaccine appointments earlier in the pandemic has now launched a new program to help individuals find coronavirus testing options.
A federal judge on Monday ordered the state of Iowa to immediately halt enforcement of a law passed in May that prevents school boards from ordering masks to be worn to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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