Friday, March 5, 2021

Dubuque County: 1,041 New Completed Vaccinations, 16 New Positive Individuals, and No New Deaths.

Iowa: 30,386 New Completed Vaccinations, 509 New Positive Individuals, and 13 New Deaths.

Vaccination Priority Group Update

Last night, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), announced that effective Monday, March 8, Iowa vaccine providers can officially begin vaccinating additional priority populations. Individuals 64 years of age and younger with medical conditions that are or may be an increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19 are now eligible.

The Dubuque County Public Health Incident Management Team is working with local healthcare providers today to review this change. An update on how it will be handled in Dubuque County will be provided as soon as possible.

Variants and Vaccines

With the recent approval of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, yesterday's video update from the Dubuque County Public Health Incident Management Team covers what you need to know about the current COVID-19 vaccines in use.

CLICK HERE or watch the video at https://youtu.be/MYB9mDH7Nv4

Free Transportation to Vaccination Clinics

Don't let transportation stop you from getting the COVID-19 vaccine! The Dubuque County Regional Transit Authority (RTA) is offering FREE rides to COVID-19 vaccination clinics. Please call at least 24 hours in advance to schedule your ride: