Iowa businesses may not ask for proof of vaccination from customers under a bill passed Wednesday by the Iowa Senate. The so-called “vaccine passport” bill was introduced in April, following a request from Gov. Kim Reynolds. It forbids businesses and governmental agencies from requiring ...

Iowa has fielded at least 37,000 fraudulent claims for unemployment benefits since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to state officials. That works out to more than 87 fraudulent claims filed each day of the pandemic. Those claims are tied specifically to identity theft, wherein people ...

As international health officials worry about India’s spike in COVID-19, Iowa continues to see a drop in cases. The tragedy in India, where cases are soaring, was part of a global trend that saw more cases in the past two weeks than occurred in the first six weeks of the pandemic last year. ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for youngsters ages 12 to 15 by next week, according to a federal official and a person familiar with the process, setting up shots for many before the beginning of the next school ...

DES MOINES — Iowa is turning down nearly three quarters of the vaccine doses available from the federal government because demand for the shots remains weak. The Department of Public Health and Safety said the state asked the federal government to withhold 71 percent of the 105,300 vaccine ...

DES MOINES — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said she rejected $95 million in federal money for coronavirus testing in schools because she didn’t think there was a need for the funding. Reynolds, a Republican, announced her decision on a Thursday night Fox News show and criticized President Joe ...