comparemela.com

Latest Breaking News On - Iowa infectious disease advisory council - Page 1 : comparemela.com

Iowa expands COVID-19 eligibility to people with chronic conditions

Roughly half of Iowa adults could become eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations as soon as next week, now that the state has decided to make the shots available to people with certain health conditions. But health officials in several Iowa counties, who were surprised by the state s announcement, said Friday they don t expect to have enough vaccine to handle the influx right away.  The Iowa Department of Public Health announced Thursday evening that the state would make the major expansion of eligibility, starting Monday. Hundreds of thousands of Iowans have at least one of the new eligibility conditions, which include obesity, high blood pressure, pregnancy, smoking and diabetes. 

COVID-19 vaccine in Cerro Gordo County: update to phase 1b

As Cerro Gordo County continues to vaccinate Phase 1a priority groups, healthcare workers and long-term care residents and staff, there has been an update to the Iowa Infectious Disease Advisory Council’s (IDAC) Phase 1b recommendations. We are currently still in 1a and will move to 1b when allowed by State order. Since last week, there has been a push nationally to further expand eligibility of older adults. In response, Iowa is expanding Phase 1b to include Iowans age 65 and over. Vaccine remains in short supply. This means not everyone in Phase 1b will be able to get vaccine right away. To help balance vaccine supply with the Phase 1b demands, IDPH has implemented a tiered prioritization, outlined below. IDPH remains in close contact with federal partners to communicate Iowa’s need for additional vaccines.

© 2024 Vimarsana

vimarsana © 2020. All Rights Reserved.