As Iowa enters the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the state’s coronavirus statistics indicate that there have been more than 215,000 positive COVID-19 cases and more than 2,200 COVID-related deaths. Currently there are approximately 1,300 hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Iowa.
While the current Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine trial isn’t Ashley Vanorny’s first clinical trial, it may have the most far-reaching implications. Vanorny says her motivation for volunteering as a participant comes from her alma mater.
While there hasn’t yet been an approved vaccine for COVID-19, many different types of vaccines are in development. We break down the types of vaccines and how each works.
As cases of COVID-19 surge to levels that could overwhelm Iowa’s hospitals, one potential solution that may allow hospitals to care for more patients with the virus without exceeding their bed capacity is a “virtual hospital” model.
University of Iowa Health Care is among 100 of the nation’s top health care systems that have come together with a national public service effort to encourage all Americans to mask up, because wearing a facemask is our best chance at slowing the surging COVID-19 pandemic now.
Kate Benge was a standout high school and collegiate athlete. She’s always loved running, playing soccer, staying active, and keeping fit. Healthy at age 29, this conscientious UI Health Care nurse never imagined she’d become infected with COVID-19.
Pat Winokur, MD, Executive Dean, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, and principal investigator for the UI trial wrote this editorial for the Cedar Rapids Gazette, published on Friday Nov. 13, 2020.
NBC’s Anne Thompson tells the story of a Missouri father who struggled to find an ICU bed when he needed surgery for a rapidly worsening brain infection.
