Universities end masking requirement across Iowa campuses
The IA regent direction allows voluntary masking with few exceptions on ISU UNI and UI campuses. Guidance from presidents provosts and health directors emphasizes optional masks with limited mandatory areas on campus transit systems health centers and certain labs. CDC guidance and state reports influence ongoing masking and vaccination messaging amid evolving campus health policies.
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Wendy Wintersteen
Jonathan Wickert
Thielen
Erin Baldwin
CyRide
College of Veterinary Medicine
Ames
Regent
UNI
John Vallentine
Vallentine
Angie Reams
Big Ten
Kinnick Stadium
Hancher
Town Memorial Union
Delta variant drives rising Iowa COVID hospitalizations
As of August 4, 214 Iowans were hospitalized with COVID-19, up from 157 the prior week and 46 on June 24. Hospitals report rising admissions across the state with UIHC noting 19 inpatients, 12 under 60. Experts warn Delta spreads quickly across ages, stressing vaccination and contingency planning.
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Brennan
Eastern Iowa
University of Iowa Health Care
Brad Manning
UIHC
Manning
USHC
Delta
Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Medical Center
Tony Myers
Myers
Iowa
Iowa Department of Public Health
State Hygienic
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Blank Children’s Hospital
Des Moines
Sarah Ekstrand
Relief Coalition seeks 54 million for excluded workers
About 75 people marched with red bandanas calling for answers not promises as they urged Johnson County officials to divert 54 million in federal pandemic relief to undocumented immigrants, previously incarcerated people, and unemployed workers. They push for hazard pay, affordable housing, and better transit funding.
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Towa City
Mahmud Fitil
Alden Nobiss
Pascale Nobiss
George Gordon
Canada
United States
Iowa
Workers Coalition
Johnson County
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