Articles Tagged: Vaccinations

Just 28.3 percent of Iowans had received the flu vaccine as of Dec. 20, which would be the lowest rate in at least 7 years

The U.S. government will pay the vaccine maker Moderna $176 million to develop a pandemic vaccine that could be used to treat bird flu in people as cases in dairy cows continue to mount across the country, federal officials announced Tuesday.

Public health officials urge families to talk to their pediatricians as measles outbreaks on the rise in the U.S.

Laura Belin had claimed in the lawsuit that her constitutional rights were violated when the Iowa House Clerk denied her credential applications from 2019 through 2024

Measure would would remove the provision in Iowa law requiring schools to teach about “the availability of a vaccine to prevent HPV” in grades seven and eight, making the instruction optional.

Iowa has fared remarkably well compared with all but one neighboring state, even when adjusting for population.

While Iowans are generally highly vaccinated against polio, Linn County public health officials say recent cases in New York, Israel and the UK serve as a reminder and a warning not to forsake vaccines.

First day of school Aug. 23, for most Eastern Iowa students