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Myranda Tetzlaff is a 25-year-old who has two pit bull mixes named Bub and Goose. She takes them on long walks for exercise. But she recently caught herself backing out of a hike because she was afraid of seeing other people on the trail.
“Oh, it s nice outside, we ve been in a pandemic, and everyone s been cooped up in their homes,” Tetzlaff said. “Oh, that means everyone s going to probably also be at the park. And so that just kind of terrifies me.”
Tetzlaff, a childcare worker, lives in a suburb of Indianapolis. There are still about 1,000 new COVID cases a day in Indiana, but Gov. Eric Holcomb recently lifted the statewide mask mandate and ended restrictions on businesses.
Side Effects Public Media Rudy Papakee, the director of the Meskwaki Health Center, has been at the center of the Meskwaki Nation s COVID-19 response, coordinating testing and vaccinations and advising the tribal council on restrictions.
In the waiting room of the Meskwaki Tribal Health Center in Tama County, Iowa, Genesis Ramirez gripped a digital timer, her legs swinging in a chair.
The 17-year-old just got her second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, but she didn’t do it just to keep herself safe. My family is very high risk, and I don t want to bring anything back to them where I can t help them, she said.
Submitted Photo Twenty-five-year old Myranda Tetzlaff enjoys taking her two dogs on long walks, but she still has anxiety about being around other people on trails.
Myranda Tetzlaff is a 25-year-old who has two pit bull mixes named Bub and Goose. She takes them on long walks for exercise. But she recently caught herself backing out of a hike because she was afraid of seeing other people on the trail.
“Oh, it s nice outside, we ve been in a pandemic, and everyone s been cooped up in their homes,” Tetzlaff said. “Oh, that means everyone s going to probably also be at the park. And so that just kind of terrifies me.”
Listen • 3:41 Josie Shaw, a Swahili interpreter in Clive, Iowa, makes short videos to share with refugees that has information about COVID-19. She says she s trying to combat misinformation spread through social media.
The Johnson County Public Health Department in eastern Iowa has COVID-19 information available in about a half -dozen languages.
But Samuel Jarvis, who works for the department, says getting this translated information out during the pandemic can be really hard. Because the information changes quickly. And really, it has to be at a faster pace, he says.
The department has three employees who produce videos in Arabic, French and Spanish. It also provides flyers in languages like Swahili and Mandarin Chinese.
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