COVID-19 Resources
Here's the link to the CDC COVID-19 tracker.
Vaccines
- Find a place to get a vaccine here: Vaccines.gov.
- The Scott County Health Department may have information for local residents about vaccines. Its phone number is 563. 326.8618.
- The Rock Island County Health Department may also have information for residents. Its address is 2112 25th Ave. Rock Island, IL. And the department's phone number is 309.793.1955.
- Other local vaccine providers include hospitals, health clinics, doctors' offices, and pharmacies.
- CASI, the Center for Active Seniors, in Davenport has served as an information resource for Scott County residents 65 and older. The number is 563.386.7477.
COVID-19 Testing Information
- Information about self-testing is available HERE.
- Many pharmacies offer COVID-19 testing. They also sell at-home test kits.
- Iowa residents can learn about free COVID-19 tests at TestIowa.com.
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Hospitals in the Quad Cities are overflowing with patients, and health officials are asking everyone to help by getting vaccinated against COVID-19 and wearing masks in public, indoor places.
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Vaccine and booster side effects can include fever, aches and fatigue. And this may be the first vaccine in history where people complain if they don't experience side effects, says one doctor.
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Two new deaths and 1,067 new cases. That's the latest coronavirus report from local health departments.
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The number of patients being treated for COVID-19 continues to increase at local hospitals.
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A new coronavirus variant, first discovered in South Africa, has begun to spread around the globe. Vaccine producers say they're working to get ahead of the new strain.
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Hospital employees in the Quad Cities area continue to take care of patients with COVID-19. And the number of patients has risen since last week.
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The pandemic has killed and infected more residents of the Quad Cities.
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For the first time since the pandemic began, there's been a COVID-19 outbreak in the Scott County Jail.
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Here's a look at recent COVID statistics for Rock Island County.
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Options are becoming available for 5-to-11-year-olds to get free, COVID-19 vaccinations. (Updated: see below.)