The University of Iowa strongly encourages mask-wearing and the COVID-19 vaccine, which is the most that the university can do, with the state Board of Regents holding the gavel to mandate masks on...
The Johnson County Public Health Department has maintained a significant number of its contact tracers to reduce transmission of the highly transmissible delta variant.
Despite the high vaccination...
University of Iowa students who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 have a variety of reasons for their decision — some to protect themselves or other high-risk individuals as COVID-19 cases continue...
After previously experiencing a decline in cases, COVID-19 rates in Johnson County are surging, spurred by the highly contagious and transmissible delta variant.
In response to this surge, health...
After over a year of participating in COVID-19 vaccination trials for various pharmaceutical companies, the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is contributing to a vaccine booster study among...
After faculty members asked for more protections against COVID-19 this fall, the University of Iowa is not planning to change its guidance any time soon.
UI President Barbara Wilson said at a press...
When the fall semester begins, instructors at the University of Iowa won't be able to ask students to wear a mask in their classrooms or offices, and they can't make statements ascribing value to getting...
A petition signed by hundreds of University of Iowa staff and faculty calls for vaccine and mask mandates on campuses governed by the state Board of Regents, saying morale is “at an all-time low”...
Mercy Iowa City will not require COVID-19 vaccinations among colleagues and medical staff after the MercyOne network required its staff to be vaccinated Tuesday.
The clinic, an affiliate of MercyOne...
Everyone in Iowa City will need to wear face coverings inside city buildings starting Friday.
The policy change comes as Johnson County has moved from moderate to substantial COVID-19 transmission,...
As the first day of school approaches for the Iowa City Community School District, Johnson County Public Health is raising concern regarding the students under the age of 12 who are unable to receive...
Thousands of Iowans continue to go without the second shot in the two-dose COVID-19 vaccines, creating challenges for residents during the rise of the Delta variant.
According to the Iowa Department...
