Iowa scales back COVID-19 dashboard updates, gets ready to end 'Test Iowa' program
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Updated: 10:48 PM CDT Jul 8, 2021
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Updated: 10:48 PM CDT Jul 8, 2021
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AND WHEN TO BE CAREFUL VACCINATION RATES IN IAOW INCH BY AT A SLOW PACE, BUT LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. PEHO CONCERNS OVER THE DELTA VARIANT CAN CONVINCE RESIDENTS TO GET TIRHE SHOT. THE NEW VARIANTS ARE WHY? WE’RE PUSHING SO HARD FOR PEOPLE TO GIVE VACCINATED IN HARRISON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATOR. BRAD BRAKE SAYS ALMOST. OF ADULTS EATING AN OLDER ARE FULLY VACCINATED BUT WHEN IT COMES TO TOTAL POPULATION, THE IOWATA STE DASHBOARDS IS THE COUNTY IS AT PERCENT COMPARED TO CENTRAL IOWA CNTOUIES LIKE POLK DALLAS AND BOONE PERCENT SNDPE SUBSTANTIAL LESS EACH MONTHS A WE GOERE H IN POTAWATOMIE COUNTY. THE DASHBOARD SAYS9.5% 3 OFHE T COUNTY’S TOTAL POPULATION IS FULLY VACCINATED PLANNING DIREORCT. MATT. ANTWY SAYS RIGHT NOW THEY’VE SEEN THREE CASES OF THE DELTA VARIANTHE T GOOD PART ABTOU IT IS THAT WE HAVE NOT SEEN A LARGE SPREAD COME FROM TTHA CONCERNS OVER THE VARIANTOM CE AS THE STATES BACK ON UPDATING THE DASHBOARD MOVGIN TO A WEEKLY SYSTEM RIGHT NOW WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH. STILL BEING IN PLACE. IT’S JUST IMPORTANT TO REMIND PE OPLE THAT TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THEM BECAUSE IT HELPS KEEP PEOPLE VIGILANT STARTING NEXT WEEK. TEST ON FOR GOOD CARE HEALTH CE NTER IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY TEST IOWA SITE IN POTAWATOMIE COUNTY WYANT SSAY THE STETA SHOULD HAVE WAITED UNTIL AT HOME TEST KITS WERE READY TO GO IF WE WOULD HAVEHE T HAD THE ABILITY TO HAVE THAT INFRASTRUCTURE PUT IN A PLACE. BEFORE THEY SHUT IT DOWN. I THINK WOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A BETTERYS STEM WHY IT YSSA THERE ARE STILL TESTING OPTIONS AVAILABLE WHETHERHAT T BE AT CHI METHODIST HEALTH. WE’RE AT YOUR OWN PERSONAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER