Iowa educators scramble to keep kids safe with mask mandate ban in place
Iowa educators scramble to keep kids safe with mask mandate ban in place
and last updated 2021-08-03 23:14:24-04
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KMTV) â Iowa educators are hammering out plans to keep kids and staff safe but requiring masks isn t an option. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill banning mask requirements in schools and cities.
With superintendents and school leaders not able to enforce face mask mandates, Pottawattamie County Public Health s Matt Wyant said this year will be an adjustment. It makes it tough, in any situation, to have key tools taken away from you, Wyant said.
Back to school: Trying to protect Iowa students without mask mandates Share Updated: 9:22 PM CDT Aug 2, 2021 Share Updated: 9:22 PM CDT Aug 2, 2021
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AARP data reveals only 18% of Iowa nursing homes achieve benchmark for vaccinated staff
AARP data reveals 18 percent of Iowa nursing homes achieve benchmark for staff vaccines
and last updated 2021-07-19 19:51:00-04
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa. (KMTV) â Just 18% of nursing homes in Iowa meet the benchmark of having at least 75% of their staff fully vaccinated.
Pottawattamie County Public Health s Matt Wyant wants as many Iowans as possible to get vaccinated. It s still concerning when you look at where the hotspots are compared to where we are when it comes to vaccination rates. We aren t that far apart, really we just want to make sure people utilize it as a good reminder of our original mitigation methods, Wyant said.
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Delta variant is most predominant COVID strain in Iowa
Dr. David Quimby with CHI Health says the Delta strain is becoming growing exponentially in the Hawkeye State.
and last updated 2021-07-12 22:53:58-04
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KMTV) - Dr. David Quimby with CHI Health says the Delta strain is growing exponentially in the Hawkeye State. What we have found is when the states are doing their analysis on the variant testing afterward, is that our Delta proportion is increasing over time, Quimby said.
Dr. Jeffrey Sartin, a physician with Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital, says this epidemic is only over for the people who have been vaccinated. For those who haven t gotten it, there s still significant risk.