Dozens of Iowa schools see high absence rates due to respiratory infections

State health officials are seeing a significant jump in the number of schools reporting high absence rates due to illness. Iowa Health and Human Services reports a boost statewide in respiratory virus infections like COVID-19, RSV, and the flu, as well as norovirus. Addie Olson, spokesperson for the Polk County Health Department, says at least […]

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