Worker shortage leads to businesses struggling to hire employees
Businesses and companies are doing everything they can to find…
COVID-19 vaccine
MORE CORONAVIRUS CONTENT
Iowa City high schools to host vaccine clinics on Friday
The Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD) has announced COVID-19 vaccination clinics for all ICCSD students ages 16 and…
Biden: US ready to ‘move immediately’ when child vaccination OK’ed
President Joe Biden said his Administration is prepared to “move immediately” to begin vaccinating those under the age of…
WATCH: Biden aims for vaccinating 70% of adult Americans by July 4
The White House says President Joe Biden is setting a new vaccination goal to deliver at least one dose to 70% of adult Americans by July…
US to reallocate COVID shots to states with greater interest
The Biden administration will begin shifting how it allocates COVID-19 shots to states, moving doses from states with lower demand to those with…
India COVID-19 variant confirmed in Iowa, health officials say not “variant of concern”
The Iowa Department of Public Health has confirmed two cases of an India COVID-19 variant, formally known as SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617, in the state.…
May 4: Iowa reports 1.1 million completed vaccinations, 530 more recoveries than new cases
Tuesday’s COVID-19 update.…
AP FACT CHECK: President Biden overstates how many Americans immunized
President Joe Biden on Monday vastly overstated the number of Americans who’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19. And when addressing the racial gap…
FDA expected to OK Pfizer vaccine for teens within week
This is according to a federal official and a person familiar with the…
Cedar Rapids Mayor eases city’s mask mandate
The City of Cedar Rapids is easing its mask mandate, allowing for looser mask guidelines for vaccinated individuals and for those gathering…
May 3: Seven more COVID-19 deaths in Iowa, 130 new cases from fewer than 1,000 tests
Monday’s COVID-19 update.…
Iowa turns down 71% of available vaccines on weak demand
Iowa is turning down nearly three quarters of the vaccine doses available to the state from the federal government because demand for the shots…
May 2: Iowa reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths, 326 new cases
Sunday’s COVID-19…
May 1: Iowa reports no additional COVID-19 deaths, 388 more cases
Saturday’s COVID-19…
Waterloo Schools will offer in-person summer school to bridge pandemic education gaps
Education gaps have been present all school year due to the pandemic. Children are still falling behind academically from switching to virtual…
TSA extends mask mandate on planes to September
The Transportation Security Administration has extended a requirement that passengers on planes, trains, and buses wear face…
US to restrict travel from India over COVID starting Tuesday
The U.S. will restrict travel from India starting on May 4, the White House…
Dr. Fauci: Be sure to get 2nd dose of vaccines
About 8% of Americans who have received one dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have not returned for their second…
April 30: Iowa reports 19 more COVID-19 deaths, 373 new cases
Friday’s COVID-19 update.…
IDPH, Reynolds return $95 million in federal COVID funding for schools
“I said, ‘We’ve been in the classroom since August. Here’s your 95 million dollars back,'” Reynolds said on FOX News Thursday…
Volunteers offer food boxes and vaccines in Iowa City
Organizers gave away 1,188 food boxes…
April 29: Iowa has fully vaccinated over 1 million people
Thursday’s COVID-19…