But even though first responders interact with the public, not all agencies are counting.
Among the departments that are, vaccination rates range from 55 to 95 percent of their first-responders.
In Cedar Rapids, public safety spokesperson Greg Buelow said about 70 percent or roughly 190 of the city’s sworn police officers and dispatchers, and 80 percent or roughly 115 of the city’s firefighters have been vaccinated.
In Johnson County, Chief Deputy Randy Lamm said the Sheriff’s Office employs 97 full-time employees, one part-time employee and 31 reserves. Of those 129, Lamm said 72 about 56 percent had been vaccinated as of the beginning of March. Seven more employees were scheduled to be vaccinated at that time.
Police charge Iowa City man with first-degree murder in fatal February shooting Hillary Ojeda, Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa City police have arrested a man they say was present when a man was shot and killed on Feb. 12 inside an apartment on South Governor Street.
Sammy I. Hamed, 22, of Iowa City faces a first-degree murder charge, according to a Monday news release from the police department.
At 7:53 p.m. on Feb. 12, a caller reported to the Johnson County Emergency Communications Center that someone had been shot and killed during a robbery involving several people in an apartment in the 600 block of South Governor Street, according to the Iowa City Police complaint against Hamed.