Monday, April 19, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccine Information Sessions

Dubuque County: 7 New Positive Individuals, and 1 New Death

Iowa: 168 New Positive Individuals, and 5 New Deaths

Walk-In/No-Appointment Vaccination Clinics This Week

Tuesday, April 20, from Noon - 5 p.m. at the Kennedy Mall Vaccination Clinic (Former Younker’s Women’s Store at 555 J.F.K. Rd., Dubuque). Operated by Grand River Medical Group.
Wednesday, April 21, from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Kennedy Mall Vaccination Clinic. Operated by Grand River Medical Group.
Thursday, April 22, from Noon - 7 p.m. at the Grand River Center Vaccination Clinic (500 Bell St., Dubuque, in the parking garage as drive-through only). Operated by the Dubuque Fire Department.
Saturday, April 24, 8 a.m. - Noon at the Kennedy Mall Vaccination Clinic. Operated by the Dubuque Visiting Nurses Association & UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital.

Residents are encouraged to take advantage of these limited time opportunities.

Available Vaccination Appointments

As of 1 p.m. today, COVID vaccinations appointments were available at the following Dubuque County vaccine providers:

Grand River Medical Group, Tuesday & Wednesday
Hartig Drug (University, Central, Asbury, Locust, and Dyersville locations), Tuesday-Friday, 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
Hy-Vee (Locust St., Dodge St., & NW Arterial)
MercyOne:
MercyOne Elm Pharmacy (Dubuque), Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
MercyOne Dyersville Pharmacy, Wednesday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
UnityPoint (or call 563.589.2537)

Please keep any appointment you schedule or contact the provider to cancel if you must. Remember that if you get the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, it's critical that you receive the second dose.

For assistance making an appointment, call the Dubuque County Sleeves Up! Call Center at 563.690.MAKE(6253).

For links to all Dubuque County vaccine providers, visit www.dubuquecounty.org/sleevesup

Covid-19 Vaccine Information Sessions

The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, and University of Iowa are information sessions about the COVID-19 vaccine.

These sessions will provide a virtual forum for Iowans to learn about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines and have an opportunity to ask questions of medical experts.

There is no fee or registration required and the sessions are open to all. Participants can join a session by visiting https://www.iowacovidinfo.org/, where there will be a link to the WebEx online meeting platform or the ISU Extension and Outreach YouTube channel.

The first session was held on Saturday, April 17, and can be viewed at https://youtu.be/AQg4aNv5Vkk
The next session is tonight (Monday, April 19) at 6 p.m.
The April 24 session is targeted to Spanish-speaking Iowans and will include an interpreter.

Each one-hour session will feature an overview from medical experts, followed by a moderated question and answer segment to encourage a dialogue.

“Putting an end to this pandemic is a team effort that will require the majority of the public to get vaccinated," says Dr. Winokur, "We recognize some Iowans may be hesitant to get the vaccine because there is a lot of conflicting information circulating that can be confusing and overwhelming. To combat this, we are pleased to partner with IDPH and ISU to answer Iowans' questions and make sure they have the facts they need to feel comfortable getting a COVID-19 vaccine."

Full details and links to each session can be found here: https://www.iowacovidinfo.org/

DUBUQUE COUNTY 24-HOUR CHANGES & TOTALS

(11 a.m. yesterday to 11 a.m. today)

VACCINATIONS OF COUNTY RESIDENTS
https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/vaccineinformation

As of 4:45 p.m. today, the IDPH Vaccine Administration Dashboard had not been updated since yesterday. These totals are the same as reported yesterday.
Vaccinations Completed: 31,527
Vaccinations Started (1st dose): 13,232

POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS

https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/case-counts

7 new positive individuals since yesterday
Total positive individuals to date = 13,168

14-Day Trendline of New COVID-19 Cases in Dubuque County

ACTIVE CASES

605 active cases in Dubuque County (1 less than yesterday)

DEATHS

https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/outcome-analysis-deaths

1 new deaths.
Total deaths related to COVID to date = 203
Underlying Cause Deaths = 189, Contributing Factor Deaths = 14

HOSPITALIZATIONS

https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/rmcc-data

Dubuque County Residents Hospitalized = 6 as of Apr. 17. (3 less than Apr. 14)

Graph of Dubuque County Hospitalizations due to COVID-19

TESTING & POSITIVITY RATE