COVID-19 UpdateCity of Dubuque
City Council Meeting
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June 21, 2021
Presentation(s) # 1.
COVID-19 Update
Mary Rose Corrigan, Public Health Specialist for the City of Dubuque,
will provide an update on the COVI D-19 pandemic and response
activities.
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TO: Mike Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Mary Rose Corrigan, Public Health Specialist
SUBJECT: COVID-19 City Council Work Session update
DATE: June 21, 2021
Health Services Department
City Hall Annex
1300 Main Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
Office (563) 589-4181
Fax (563) 589-4299
TTY (563) 589-4193
health@cityofdubuque.org
www.cityofdubuque.org
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Dubuque County Public Health Incident Management (IMT) team consisting of City
of Dubuque Health Services Department (Mary Rose Corrigan) Dubuque County Health
Department, (Patrice Lambert) VNA (Stacey Killian) and the Dubuque County
Emergency Management Agency (Tom Berger), along with both hospitals continue in
full activation. The IMT also consists of county Health Department Assistant Director,
Samantha Kloft and City of Dubuque Health Services Department Environmental
Sanitarians Tim Link and Sydney Moquin. We are coordinating our response efforts in
conjunction with the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), and with guidance from
CDC via weekly webinars and direct contact with our regional
epidemiologist. Randy Gehl serves as the Public Information (PIO) officer for the
IMT. Another section of the IMT is vulnerable populations, lead by Kelly Larson, Human
Rights Director. The vulnerable populations section is assisted by the Equity Imersion
Committee and many community partners.
CURRENT INFORMATION
Current case counts and other related COVID -19 data can be found
at www.coronavirus.iowa.aov.
COVID -19 Vaccine administration data can be found
at https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/vaccineinformation#Vaccinelnformation
Vaccination scheduling and access information can be found at
https://www.cityofdubugue.org/2965/COVID-19-Vaccinations and
Vaccinate.lowa.gov, and at https://vaccinefinder.org/
Community State Profile Report
file:///C:/Users/mcorriga/Downloads/Iowa State Profile Report 20210611 Public%20(
1).Pdf
County Vaccination data:
https:Hcovid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view
Long Term Care facility status
Dubuque County currently has no long term care facility (LTC) outbreaks and the state
of Iowa reports three facility outbreaks.
Dubuque VNA
Continues to operate the public call center for Dubuque County 7 days/week for general
COVID questions. To date VNA has fielded over 42,795 contacts calls/contact from the
community. The VNA also continues with the contact tracing and daily public health
support for community and remains in partnership with IMT team and Equity Immersion
Committee.
Emergency Management Agency (EMA)
Director Tom Berger reports no shortages of PPE. The EMA continues to provide
logistical and operational support for the POD and ongoing vaccination planning in
conjunction with City Health Services staff. The state is distributing their PPE stockpile
to counties based on need.
Hospital Capacity Planning
The IMT continues to monitor hospital capacity and capability and communicate
with MercyOne and UnityPoint Finley Hospitals. This includes monitoring new
cases, outbreaks and other data points to assure that hospitals continue to plan for
surges while maintaining services for other non-COVID-19 patients. Hospital census for
COVID-19 patients are low, however, patients continue to be hospitalized for COVID-
19.
Public Information
The PIO team continues to promote vaccination clinics and the Sleeves Up! campaign
through all channels available and assists with clinic signage. PIO staff will continue to
provide messaging and information on the latest research and guidance around
vaccinations.
COVID- 19 Vaccination
The IMT manages the IDPH vaccine allocations along with partnering with local
pharmacies are who are receiving vaccine through the Federal Retail Pharmacy
Program. The IMT has not requested or accepted vaccine for several weeks, but most
likely will request more vaccine this week since the inventory in the county has been
administered.
Unity Point Finley, and VNA, continue to utilize the POD while other providers utilize
their own facilities and/or community outreach clinics. During June, the POD is open on
Fridays from 9 am - 6 pm for walk-in and appointment vaccinations, provided by the
VNA and other providers as needed.
The IMT will continue to facilitate, develop and plan smaller community -based, outreach
vaccination clinics.
Upcoming clinics at the following outreach locations:
Pride Festival, June 26, 2021 4-7 pm (Hartigs)
Walk ins/initial vaccinations continue to be administered at the Kennedy Mall POD -
through June, with the site's last day officially June 25, 2021. In addition to vaccine
administration at the POD on Fridays in June, VNA will be offering walk in appointments
at their main location at 660 Iowa Street:
Mondays: 7/5 (4pm-7pm), 7/26 (4pm-7pm)-WALK INS
Fridays: 7/9 (8am-430pm), 7/16 (8am-430pm), 7/23 (8am-430pm), 7/30 (8am-430pm)-
In addition, health care providers and pharmacies continue to offer walk-in and
appointments for vaccinations, prime and booster doses, at their sites To facilitate
access to vaccination appointments, the Dubuque County Sleeves Up phone line at
563 587 4950 continues, currently staffed by Americore workers. Call takers facilitate
vaccine clinic locations, appointment making and internet navigation though inbound
and outbound calls to connect people to vaccines.
Completed COVID-19 Vaccinations by Age Group in Dubuque County Over Time
from December 2020Present (6/15/2021)
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10,976
13,046
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Testing for COVID-19
On June 16, 2021, the IDPH announced Test Iowa, the state's large-scale, free COVID-
19 testing program which launched in April of last year, will end operations on July 16,
2021. Staggered closings of its drive-thru test sites and clinic locations statewide will
occur over the next five weeks. The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and
State Hygienic Lab (SHL) are finalizing plans now to provide at-home test kits free of
charge to Iowa residents following the closure of the Test Iowa program. IDPH is
currently planning to provide at-home test kits via direct shipping to the requesting
resident's home or at local pick-up sites.
The Variants
SARs COV2 variants continue to emerge with the B117 or Alpha variant being the most
dominant in the United States. Prior to being dominant in the US, this variant was
dominant in the United Kingdom (UK.) Now the Delta, or B1617.2 variant is dominant in
the UK and is contributing to the surge in India. This variant is believed to be 40% more
infectious than the B117 variant, which itself is 50-100% more infectious than previous
strains. All vaccines used in the US are effective against the Delta variant, and this is
monitored continuously. The Delta variant is making up 6% of the US variants found.
Looking ahead
• As private clinics and hospitals incorporate vaccination into their daily work and
patient visits, the IMT will continue planning for meeting community
wide vaccination needs. While vaccine allocation and supply is no longer an
issue, the roll out will be slow but steady from here on out.
• Provide ongoing education and access for COVID -19 to vulnerable populations,
with the assistance of the Equity Immersion Committee and many community
partners.
• Plan for non-traditional and targeted community vaccine distribution and
administration sites and methods in case they are needed
• Provide ongoing community vaccine education and administration as availability
continues to change, utilizing multi -media
• Implementing and distributing ever changing guidance from CDC, IDPH and
DOE.
• Monitor and provide community education on SARS CoV2 variants.
• Provide COVID-19 guidance for summer special events and activities
• School and higher education institution planning for Fall, 2021
• Plan for COVID 19 testing access and in -home kit distribution outside of
Testlowa clinics.
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TEST IOWA SITES ENDING
• Sites and clinics closed effective
July 16, 2020
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53,392
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Population > 12 Years of Age
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64.6%
61.3%
Population > 18 Years of Age
51,125
48,812
% of Population ! 18 Years of Age
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64.9%
Population : 65 Years of Age
16,910
16,467
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See more information on wharthese data mean.
CDC I Data as of, June 20, 2021 6:00am ET. Posted: Sunday, June 20, 2021 1:35 PM ET
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December 2020 - Present (6/15/2021)
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Dec 14, 2020 - Jun 19, 2021
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16 - 17 0 1,857
18 - 19 0 2,039
20 - 29 10,623
30 - 39 12,242
40 - 49 12,058
50 - 59 16,512
60 - 64 10,108
65+ 31,767
OUTREACH CLINICS COMING UP
•Friday, June 25, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Kennedy Mall Vaccination Clinic LAST ONE — POD Closing
Walk-in vaccinations of Pfizer and J&J administered by the
Dubuque Visiting Nurses Association.
•Key City Pride Festival, June 26
Town Clock 12-4 pm
Walk-in vaccinations of Pfizer and J&J administered by
Hartigs
• Exploring incentives
• Ongoing outreach clinics
VACCINE COMMUNITY EDUCATION I OUTREACH
• Booster shots- available anywhere
• IDPH Vaccination Campaign
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0 Kennedy Mall POD closing:
last clinic June 25. 2021
• VNA offer vaccines at 660 Iowa Fridays starting
July 9th
VACCINE COMMUNITY EDUCATION
• Social Media posts
• City/County Newspapers &
Publications
• Radio and TV interviews
• Billboards in City & County
• Public Access Television
(Dubuque, Dyersville,
Epworth, Farley)
• IDPH Vaccination Campaign
Sleeves Up! Phone line
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For Residents needing
• Vaccination
• Booster
• Appointment navigation
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