Polk County begins vaccinating those with underlying health conditions Share Updated: 7:15 AM CDT Mar 15, 2021
Polk County begins vaccinating those with underlying health conditions Share Updated: 7:15 AM CDT Mar 15, 2021
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Show Transcript AFRICA VARIANTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN OUR STATE. ALSO HAPPENING TODAY IN POLK COUNTY. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL BEGIN VACCINATING PEOPLE WITH UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS. IT COMES A WEEK AFTER THE STATE EXPANDED VACCINE ELIGIBILITY TO THAT GROUP. THE COUNTY INITIALLY DELAYED T EXPANSION, SO IT COULD VACCINATE MORE PEOPLE IN THE EARLIER TIERS OF THE VACCINE ROLLOUT. ANYONE AGE 64 AND YOUNGER WI CONDITIONS THAT MAKE THEM HIGH RISK, CAN NOW SIGN UP FOR APPOINTMENTS AT THE POLK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THEY CAN ALSO GET THE VACCINE AT POLK COUNTY HOSPITALS AND CLINICS, AND SELECT MEDICAP PHARMACIES. ALYX: EFFORTS TO VACCINATE IOWA’S FRONTLINE WORKERS ARE MAKING SOME HEADWAY. ABOUT A THIRD OF THE W
Iowa modifies plan to withhold COVID-19 vaccine from counties Share Updated: 5:00 PM CST Feb 15, 2021
Iowa modifies plan to withhold COVID-19 vaccine from counties Share Updated: 5:00 PM CST Feb 15, 2021
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Show Transcript MICHEAL FROM HIS VEHICLE - AND HE WOULDN T BE WHERE IS TODAY WITHOUT THEM. (áááRHEYAááá) NEW TONIGHT - IOWA HEALTH OFFICIALS WILL WITHHOLD COVID-19 VACCINES FROM FIVE COUNTIES NEXT WEEK. THAT S BECAUSE THEY DID NOT USE UP TO 80 PERCENT OF THEIR ALLOCATION THIS WEEK TONIGHT - KCRG REPORTS THESE FIVE WILL NOT RECEIVE THEM: WASHINGTON, CHICKASAW, HANCOCK, POWESHIEK, BUCHANAN. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IS INVOKING A NEW RULE ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK- DESIGNED TO MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF VACCINE LEFT IN STORAGE. THE COUNTIES WILL GET THEIR FULL ALLOCATION OF
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