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Iowa news Iowa COVID-19 hospitalizations mount on eve of State Fair, schools reopening; epidemiologist says ‘surge’ may be coming With the current rate of increase of cases, Iowa appears to be following the path of Missouri and Arkansas, which were slammed with COVID-19 outbreaks last month. During the past week,

Iowa News Iowa is tossing thousands of expiring COVID shots Iowa has started tossing out tens of thousands of expiring COVID vaccine doses as demand for the shots continues to sag. The state has discarded 81,186 doses of the vaccine so far. Public health officials say they’ve seen a bit more interest in

Iowa News UnityPoint hospitals, clinics will require workers to get COVID-19 vaccinations UnityPoint Health — one of Iowa’s largest hospital and clinic systems — will require employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, the company announced Thursday. The West Des Moines-based has 33,000 employees in Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois. Its flagship hospital is

Iowa news The coronavirus’ summer surge is refilling Iowa hospitals The Iowa Department of Public Health reported Wednesday that 201 COVID patients were hospitalized, up 28% from the 157 a week earlier and more than quadruple the 46 who were hospitalized on June 24. The pandemic is rekindling as the highly transmissible delta variant spreads,

Iowa news Hy-Vee launches agency to sell Medicare insurance plans Hy-Vee has announced that the Hy-Vee Medicare Aisle agency now serves Medicare beneficiaries across its eight-state Midwestern market. Customers can choose from coverage plans such as Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D and Medicare Supplement Plans, offered through national and regional

Iowa news CDC says most Iowans should wear masks indoors as 75 counties make COVID-19 watchlist People should wear masks when indoors in 75 of Iowa’s 99 counties — regardless of vaccination status — because of high coronavirus transmission rates, according to guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control

Iowa news Gov. Kim Reynolds fills state health advisory board a month after it had too few members to meet The state board of health can again meet and advise on public health matters after needing to cancel a meeting because of a lack of members. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced

Iowa news University of Iowa grant to provide future mental health care experts, services for rural Iowa counties University of Iowa Health Care, alongside the UI’s College of Education, will train students to develop a future workforce of mental health specialists in rural Iowa this fall. The UI project, Building

Iowa news State Democrats call on Gov. Reynolds to fill state Board of Health vacancies State Democrats are calling on Gov. Kim Reynolds to fill the vacant seats on the Iowa State Board of Health. The board oversees state health department policy and advises the governor on public health issues,

Iowa news Iowa’s state health board is too shorthanded to meet amid the pandemic As Iowa continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, a state board helping oversee the response is too shorthanded to meet. The Iowa State Board of Health advises the Iowa Department of Public Health. Under Iowa