Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds Announces End to COVID-19 Emergency

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Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds Announces End to COVID-19 Emergency Proclamation, Time to Manage COVID Like the Flu as it Should Be. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) announced the end of the Public Health Disaster Proclamation in her state. Reynolds signed the proclamation’s final extension, stating it shall expire at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, February 15th, 2022. The governor noted it’s time for Iowans to face the reality COVID-19 is part of their everyday lives now and can be managed like illnesses such as influenza. “We cannot continue to suspend duly enacted laws and treat COVID-19 as a public health emergency indefinitely. After two years, it’s no longer feasible or necessary. The flu and other infectious illnesses are part of our everyday lives, and coronavirus can be managed similarly,” stated Gov. Reynolds. “State agencies will now manage COVID-19 as part of normal daily business, and reallocate resources that have been solely dedicated to the response effort to serve other important needs for Iowans.” The expiration of Iowa’s Public Health Disaster Emergency Proclamation will result in operational changes related to the COVID-19 response. The most noticeable change will be how data is reported publicly. The state’s two COVID-19 websites, coronavirus.iowa.gov and vaccinateiowa.gov, will be decommissioned on February 16, 2022, but information will remain accessible online through other state and federal resources. “While our COVID-19 reporting will look different, Iowans should rest assured that the state health department will continue to review and analyze COVID-19 and other public health data daily, just as we always have,” stated Kelly Garcia, director of the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH). “The new format will include data points that Iowans are used to seeing, but moves us closer to existing reporting standards for other respiratory viruses. This new phase also assures that our teams, who have been deeply committed to the COVID-19 response, can return to their pre-pandemic responsibilities, and refocus on areas where the pandemic has taken a hard toll.” “After two years, it’s no longer feasible nor is it necessary.” Gov. @KimReynoldsIA said she will end #Iowa’s #COVID19 emergency declaration and will shut down vaccination and case count websites. The Iowa Democratic Party criticized the governor’s decision. Democrats never want the ‘pandemic’ to be over. As I’ve previously noted, the real pandemic is the “Pandemic of Medical Malpractice” due to censorship of cheap, effective treatments and the use of remdesivir and ventilators in hospitals that they have gladly add to their corrupt greedy bottom line. It`s so shameful they have cashed in for 2 years over pricing COVID seen as their cash cow in their lust for profits. $3K label as COVID, $30K to $100K for ER Ventilators per person. Just to keep the scam COVID DEATH NUMBER HIGH.