Polk County braces for COVID-19 mutation Share Updated: 10:16 PM CST Jan 19, 2021 Share Updated: 10:16 PM CST Jan 19, 2021
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Show Transcript LEADERS ARE PREPARING AND HOW THESE NEW VARIANTS ARE IMPACTING TRAVEL. DR. MEGHAN SCHAEFFER, APERIO STATISTICAL CONSULTING MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN AND ILLINOIS HAVE CONFIRMED CASES OF THE VARIANT. CDC AND OTHER HEALTH EXPERTS HAVE ANTICIPATED A U.K. STRAIN DRIVEN SURGE POTENTIALLY IN MARCH. POLK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS PREPARING FOR THE IMPACT OF THESE NEW STRAINS BEFORE THEY GET TO IOWA. ONE STRAIN - FIRST REPORTED IN THE UK - IS 30 TO 50 PERCENT MORE TRANSMISSIBLE. THE HOPE IS TO NOW WORK TO EXPAND TESTING TO THOSE NOT EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS. DR. MEGHAN SCHAEFFER, APERIO STATISTICAL CONSULTING ABOUT HALF OF CASES ARE TRANSMITTED BY A SYMPTOMATIC INFECTIOUS PEOPLE. SO A COUPLE MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD WE CAN EXPAND OUR TESTING TO RAPIDLY IDENTIFY THOSE ASYMPTOMATIC CASES AND FURTHER REDUCE S
IDPH reports 1,333 positive COVID-19 tests, 64 deaths Share Updated: 10:11 AM CST Jan 16, 2021
IDPH reports 1,333 positive COVID-19 tests, 64 deaths Share Updated: 10:11 AM CST Jan 16, 2021
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Show Transcript theme. Next group to get vaccinated in Aya will be those 75 older, those with certain chronic diseases and people who can t socially distance it work like prison staff and meat packing plant employees. But it s those ages 65 older who are calling the D Buche health department and asking when it s my turn, especially since nearby Illinois is about to start inoculating that population. I totally understand why it s confusing because you have a broad guideline from the Center for Disease Control, and then you have states, um, doing their own guidelines based on their own situations. Iowa has received almost 270,000 doses. 41% of those have gotten into arms, and the state has a goal of moving into the next phase by February 1st. The