Fortunately, there have been no diagnosed cases of COVID-19 (“coronavirus”) in Grinnell. As of Saturday (March 14th), a case was identified as close as Dallas County, just on the other side of Des Moines. The Mayflower Community is not waiting for the pandemic to reach our city. We are in taking extreme measures to be…
Oh, the dreaded flu! It is on the way again. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Flu activity in the U.S. is currently low, but flu season is approaching. Now is the time to get a flu vaccine.” The CDC recommends that everyone six months and older get a flu…
Parts of the United States are experiencing a measles outbreak. Fortunately, that does not include Iowa at this time, but precautions are always important. This message contains information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The applicable website is: https://www.cdc.gov/measles/index.html. Measles starts with fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and sore throat.…