Teachers and staff at Marshalltown Community School District will receive their second doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, which will temporarily move classes to remote learning on March 29. Administering the second doses on March 26 and March 27, teachers and staff are being given 48 ...
Since the state opened COVID-19 vaccine eligibility on Monday, the number of calls to Marshall County Public Health Nurse Pat Thompson have increased. “I am getting many calls from people who want it,” she said. “We do not have a higher number of vaccines available, just a higher ...
NEW YORK — Restaurants devastated by the coronavirus outbreak are getting a lifeline from the pandemic relief package that’s awaiting President Joe Biden’s signature. The bill that gained final congressional approval Wednesday adds money to the Paycheck Protection Program and ...
WASHINGTON — Several million people stand to save hundreds of dollars in health insurance costs, or more, under the Democratic coronavirus relief legislation on track to pass Congress. Winners include those covered by “Obamacare” or just now signing up, self-employed people who buy ...
Marshall County is continuing to focus on residents age 65 and older for receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. There are still more than 5,500 seniors eligible for the vaccine in Marshall County. A plan is being formulated on how to incorporate people younger than 65 with pre-existing conditions since the state opened vaccine eligibility to those people on Monday. Including that demographic will add roughly 8,600 people to the eligibility list. Dr. Ken Lyons, chair of the Marshall County Board of Health, said on Tuesday the vaccine effort for health care workers and long-term facility ...
With the state now expanding the number of people eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, Iowa is gaining ground in the vaccine rollout. Beginning Monday, Iowans of any age who have certain chronic conditions were considered eligible for the vaccines. In many counties, the expansion is allowing a ...
