Category: Brief Messages or Announcements

  • Learning About Monkeypox

    Learning About Monkeypox

    The University of Iowa podcast Rounding@Iowa, hosted by Dr. Gerard Clancy, MD talked with Infectious Diseases specialist Dr. Jeffery Meier, MD about the essential facts about Monkeypox for health care professionals, recorded on June 2, 2022. This podcast would also be interesting to anyone interested in learning more about Monkeypox.

  • Trekfest Almost Here!

    Trekfest Almost Here!

    The Star Trek festival, Trekfest is almost here! Don’t miss this event held in Riverside, Iowa on June 24 and 25th this week.

  • No Swimming at Terry Trueblood Recreation Area

    No Swimming at Terry Trueblood Recreation Area

    There is no swimming at the Terry Trueblood Recreation Area because E. coli has been detected in Sand Lake. Check Iowa City parks web site for updates.

  • CDC Monkeypox Information

    CDC Monkeypox Information

    CDC has a website with details about Monkeypox.

  • Covid-19 Transmission Medium in Johnson County Iowa

    Covid-19 Transmission Medium in Johnson County Iowa

    CDC transmission map indicates Covid-19 transmission rate is Medium in Johnson County. Please follow recommendations accordingly.

  • FDA Advisory Committee Green Lights Novavax Covid-19 Vaccine

    FDA Advisory Committee Green Lights Novavax Covid-19 Vaccine

    The FDA Advisory Committee endorsed the Novavax Covid-19 Vaccine at their meeting June 7, 2022. It awaits the FDA Director’s decision and, if endorsed by the director, would next go to the CDC Advisory Committee for their evaluation, which looks like it might be scheduled later this month.

  • D-Day for All Soldiers in World War II, Including African Americans

    D-Day for All Soldiers in World War II, Including African Americans

    Today is D-Day, which was the largest amphibious invasion in the history of warfare, and there is plenty of history to read about it. It was the Battle of Normandy during World War II, which lasted from June to August of 1944. There is also the history of African-American soldiers in World War II. Unfortunately,…

  • FDA Advisory Committee Meeting on June 7, 2022 for New Covid-19 Vaccine

    FDA Advisory Committee Meeting on June 7, 2022 for New Covid-19 Vaccine

    The FDA Advisory Committee will meet on June 7, 2022, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM ET to discuss the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine EUA application. The vaccine is a SARS-CoV-2 Recombinant Spike Protein Nanoparticle Vaccine (SARS-CoV-2rS) with Matrix-M1 Adjuvant.

  • What is Monkeypox?

    What is Monkeypox?

    University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Brust, MD, provides essential information about Monkeypox, which has been in the news a lot lately.

  • Covid-19 Transmission Rate High in Johnson County

    Covid-19 Transmission Rate High in Johnson County

    The CDC Covid-19 transmission rate has changed to High. Accordingly, the recommendations include wearing a mask indoors in public, being up to date with vaccinations, and any others related to your relative risk for severe illness.