Lang
1/20/21
University of Iowa Health Care has successfully vaccinated most of its frontline health care workers at UI Hospitals & Clinics and is now vaccinating individuals who provide clinical patient care in UI health sciences colleges and departments. That’s according to Wednesday’s COVID-19 update from the university.
The release says faculty, staff, and students who have been identified as clinical care providers will be notified of their eligibility for a vaccine in the coming days. Because of limited availability of the vaccine, it will likely take several weeks or more to vaccinate the entire group.
The university says it is following the Iowa Department of Public Health’s guidelines for priority populations in Phase 1A, which is limited to health care personnel and those working and living in residential care or long-term care facilities. You can find more information about the university’s implementation plan for Phase 1A at coronavirus.uiowa.edu.