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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Local pediatricians say parents should get their younger children vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible.
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The author of "Everett the Incredible" and the Glory Days Garage Band will help Henry County residents learn about mental health and bullying.On Sunday afternoon in Cambridge, the county's Mental Health Alliance will host "One Incredible Day, a Mental Health Celebration."
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On Friday, the Rock Island County Health Department will start giving third Pfizer injections to those who are eligible.
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COVID-19 cases are surging again in the Quad Cities, and hospitals may run out of beds and staff.
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Below the table, you'll find several recent stories with data about COVID-19 in the Quad Cities. They are dated according to when they were broadcast on WVIK FM.
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The government and researchers must increase their study of the effects of law on public health. That's according to Temple University Law and Public Health Professor, Scott Burris. He recently co-wrote an op-ed article for the New England Journal of Medicine entitled, "The Legal Epidemiology of Pandemic Control."
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CommunityCOVID-19 continues to cause increases in deaths and hospitalizations in the Illinois Quad Cities. Here are the latest numbers.
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This November, one hundred and sixty military veterans from the Quad Cities area will pay their respects to their comrades in Washington, D.C.
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Rock Island County is now in the state's "warning" category for COVID-19.
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Rock Island County's COVID-19 transmission level is now "high" compared to Thursday when it was a step lower at "substantial."