Experts are encouraging Iowans 60 and older as well as children under 8 months to get vaccinated against RSV.
The respiratory virus can cause severe lung infections in young infants, who have not yet built up immunity against it
But Pat Winokur says numbers show elderly people are more likely to be hospitalized with the virus. She’s with the University of Iowa’s Carver College of Medicine.
Winokur says a new vaccine for those 60 and older has been shown to prevent severe illness in 85 percent of people.
"That's a pretty good track record 85% And they watched people for multiple seasons, the immunity seemed to last pretty well for two years. So that's really encouraging."
Last month, the Centers for Disease Control recommended a new vaccine to help protect infants 8 months and younger.
A new report says bad practices across the board led to the Davenport building collapse that killed three people. The collapse in downtown Davenport could have been prevented.
According to a new report from White Birch Group and SOCOTEC Engineering, building owner Andrew Wold's deferred maintenance created an unsound structure. But the failure resulted from a repair project that began three days before the fall.
Repair crews advised by a professional engineer were removing layers of brick from the western wall. The report says the supports they put in place were "grossly inadequate."
They say with the right supports, the collapse would not have happened.
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission has unanimously rejected Navigator C-O-2’s application to build a carbon capture pipeline in South Dakota. The head of South Dakota’s Public Utilities Commission cited concerns about Navigator’s notices to property owners along the proposed pipeline route.
The permit hearing for Summit’s route in South Dakota is scheduled to begin Monday.
Navigator had objected to county ordinances restricting how close the pipeline could be built near homes, schools and other structures, but South Dakota utility regulators have also refused to override those county regulations.
In other pipeline news, the Iowa Utilities Board's hearing about the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline continues today in Fort Dodge.
In early August, regulators in North Dakota rejected Summit’s construction permit and the company has altered its route in North Dakota in response to concerns about it’s proximity to Bismarck and is asking North Dakota’s Public Service Commission to reconsider the application.
Tyson Foods today awarded a $35,000 grant to Sunnybrook Hope Center in Sioux City, Iowa to support the purchase of an industrial-size commercial refrigerator and freezer for storing protein and other food in the organization’s food pantry.
This donation is part of the Tyson Community Giving Program, a nationwide giving program to improve quality of life and elevate communities in which the company operates. This is also part of the company’s Hunger Action Month pledge to provide greater access to protein in communities facing hunger.
