3/15/2021
Community pharmacies have played an important role in administering the COVID-19 vaccines since distribution began in December. Hurdles along the way have presented several challenges, but a group of Medicap Pharmacy locations, owned by GRX Holdings, LLC, have sought out community partnerships to help vaccinate as many people as possible. The Medicap Pharmacy in Carlisle partnered with their local library to assist those that do not have access to a computer or need assistance filling out the online consent form. This same location also teamed up with the City of Carlisle for a drive-thru clinic at the fire station, making it easy for residents 65 and older to get their second dose of the vaccine.
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Hardin County reported a total of 49 new cases of COVID-19 last week, down from 68 cases the week before. The county saw two additional deaths due to the disease as well.
According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, a total of 1,429 Hardin County residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since March, an increase over the 1,393 cases reported at the same time last week. The reason for the difference is in part that the state s reporting lags behind that of Greenbelt Home Care/Hardin County Public Health.
Of the 1,429 cases, IDPH reports that 1,171 are classified as recovered and 25 people have died, leaving 233 active cases in the county.Â
Happy chatter filled the lobby of Medicap Pharmacy in Eldora on Wednesday afternoon as Hardin County s first doses of COVID-19 vaccine were injected into frontline workersâ arms.
The scene is a familiar one by now â a rolled sleeve, a poised needle, squinted eyes that hint at smiles behind face masks. Itâs a light in the tunnel. A glimmer of hope at the end of a long and difficult year.
Almost nine months to the day after Hardin County Public Health reported the first local COVID-19 case, vaccinations have begun. Hardin County Public Health is working with Medicap Pharmacy in Eldora to distribute the vaccine to health care workers, who are first in line to get the shot.
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