Iowa
Monkeypox cases stabilize in Iowa
Provides of the JYNNEOS smallpox vaccine, used to vaccinate for monkeypox, are going additional in Linn County and Jap Iowa because of a shift in how they’re administered that makes use of smaller doses. (Linn County Public Well being)
Background
CEDAR RAPIDS — In August, after a wave of novel monkeypox infections unfold via high-risk communities throughout the coasts and huge Midwestern cities, circumstances began to trickle into Iowa.
With a restricted variety of vaccine doses obtainable, Linn County Public Well being and Johnson County Public Well being rapidly and quietly established two monkeypox vaccination clinics to assist include what the Biden administration declared a public well being emergency. Counting on word-of-mouth, the companies labored collectively to vaccinate 200 folks at native LGBTQ bars like Basix in Cedar Rapids and Eden Lounge Nightclub in Iowa Metropolis.
Linn County, as certainly one of 4 counties within the state to obtain an allocation of the JYNNEOS smallpox vaccine now used to struggle monkeypox, shared one other 80 doses with public well being officers in Black Hawk County. The vaccine is 85 p.c efficient towards monkeypox, which is never deadly however could cause a rash of painful and infectious blisters that final weeks and require quarantining.
Native public well being officers didn’t know when vaccine sufferers would be capable to obtain their second dose of the vaccine sequence, however began distributing pictures to begin a protecting immune response in weak populations.
What’s occurred since
Three months after the preliminary clinics held on the bars, Jap Iowa has seen only a few new circumstances of the virus. Iowa has fared remarkably properly in contrast with all however one neighboring state, even when adjusting for inhabitants.
Iowa has the tenth lowest rely of monkeypox circumstances within the nation with 27 circumstances, in keeping with the U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention. The one neighboring state with fewer circumstances is South Dakota.
With two of Iowa’s most populous counties, the East area of Iowa had solely 4 of Iowa’s circumstances. The final case within the area was recognized Sept. 9.
“We noticed it was uncontrolled with numbers nationwide. We had been attempting to arrange for it as a lot as we might with restricted sources,” mentioned Heather Meador, medical department supervisor for Linn County Public Well being, who helped set up the primary vaccine clinics. “We had been in a position to begin planning, figuring out it could probably present up right here sooner or later.”
With the benefit of time, rural inhabitants density and collaboration between state and native well being departments, native departments had been in a position to present a “focused, unified strategy,” she mentioned.
“The distinction between this and COVID is we knew about this an infection. It’s been round for some time. So we had instruments within the toolbox we might draw from,” mentioned Meador.
Illinois has had 1,397 circumstances. Minnesota and Missouri have case counts of 233 and 167, respectively. Wisconsin stands at 87, Nebraska at 31 and South Dakota at three.
Iowa’s central area had probably the most circumstances with 13. Rural areas round Iowa had one to 5 circumstances every. All the state has recognized solely two circumstances within the final month.
Over 3,200 doses of the vaccine have been administered in Iowa, and over 1,200 folks have been totally vaccinated with two doses, in keeping with the state. A number of hundred doses had been distributed in Linn and Johnson counties alone.
Sam Jarvis, neighborhood well being division supervisor for Johnson County Public Well being, mentioned the partnerships with departments like Linn County Public Well being helped share sources, info and practices to learn from classes in distribution and neighborhood engagement. For the reason that first two vaccination clinics launched in August, Johnson County has administered 380 vaccinations via varied venues together with College of Iowa schools and the Free Medical Clinic.
“We’re not an island and using everybody’s means, ability and energy makes response to illness outbreaks and addressing well being points far simpler,” he mentioned.
Linn County, which has not executed any extra clinics at bars, has advanced its technique for vaccination as demand declines. It now depends on those that point out curiosity for vaccination by way of a web-based survey and has moved from word-of-mouth to focused promoting on courting apps to seek out these at highest threat for the virus.
Whereas doses stay restricted, their attain has expanded to new populations eligible for the vaccine, in keeping with new CDC standards. Now, folks residing with HIV and sexual companions of these at excessive threat are eligible. Although folks of any sexual orientation or gender id can contract monkeypox, public well being officers emphasize that the danger to the overall inhabitants for contracting it stays low.
Since August, Linn County Public Well being transitioned from giving subcutaneous pictures within the deltoid muscle of the shoulder to giving pictures intradermally in between layers of pores and skin on the forearm.
“Research present it was simply as efficient to provide intradermally as subcutaneously, however with intradermal doses utilizing a smaller quantity and vaccinating extra,” Meador mentioned. “That strategy helped blunt the surge we had been seeing nationally.”
Whereas they proceed to search for these at increased threat, a public well being disaster on the heels of COVID-19 appears to have been efficiently contained within the Hall, for now.
“With monkeypox, we’re very hopeful in what we’re seeing and hoping it continues to enhance,” Meador mentioned.
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Iowa
What Fran McCaffery said at Iowa basketball Media Day
“I think for Payton we all have an expectation, you know, when your best player comes back and lead the league in made threes, well, he’s going to make more threes and he’s going to get more rebounds.
“The thing I’ve been impressed with is he was a really good rebounder last year. He’s a special offensive rebounder.
“A lot of shooters just don’t do that. They hang around on the perimeter, and that’s that. Throw me the ball, and I’ll shoot it in the hole for you.
“He does that, but he’s done more off the dribble. He’s done more passing to open people and reading situations, which is what you would expect from a senior.
“Think about him. Freshman year he played a lot. He was on the Big Ten Championship team. Sophomore year, Rookie of the Year in the league. Last year led the league in made threes, was an All-League player.
“Now, I think how do you go from being a second- or third-team All-League player to first-team? Obviously it’s consistency of effort and performance, and he is going to work harder.”
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Ohio State Offensive Lineman Acknowledged After Win Over Iowa
Back in the offseason, the assumption was that Seth McLaughlin would win the starting center job after transferring from Alabama. Not only did he win that job but so far this season, he has played quite well.
This is certainly a welcome sight after the Ohio State Buckeyes struggled with offensive line consistency in 2023 and McLaughlin himself had a down year with the Crimson Tide.
Through the non-conference schedule and two Big Ten Conference games, the pairing has been perfect for both parties. The experienced center has been a strong addition in the trenches and will look to continue to be a dominant force throughout the rest of the season.
Just how dominant has McLaughlin been?
In the win against the Iowa Hawkeyes, McLaughlin actually posted the highest grade of any center in the country during week six according to Pro Football Focus. His 78.6 mark is an excellent grade, yet not surprising considering how solid he has been in the middle.
Not only has McLaughlin been solid this season, but the rest of the offensive line has played quite well. Against the Oregon Ducks, McLaughlin, Josh Simmons, Donovan Jackson, Tegra Tshabola and Josh Fryar will all need to be at their best. It seems like they have been at their best to this point, however, this will be the toughest test yet for the whole team.
If this unit can enforce physicality in the run game and give Will Howard time to operate on Saturday, then not only might McLaughlin grade high with PFF once again, but the rest of the unit may fair pretty well.
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The Iowa football team’s Oct. 19 game at Michigan State will kick off at 6:30 p.m. CT.
The Big Ten contest will be televised on NBC.
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