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KMAland 2021 A Salute to KMAland Healthcare Heroes 29
Q&A
with Page County Public
Health Administrator
Jessica Erdman
(KMAland) –
It’s been more than one
year since COVID-19 first
made an appearance in the
southwest corner of Iowa.
n March 8, 2020, Iowa Over the course of the next year, on the frontlines of the pandemic
Governor Kim Reynolds public health officials were tasked each day. She recently reflected
Oconfirmed the state’s first with a number of difficult jobs: con- on one year of battling COVID-19
three cases of the virus, stemming tact tracing, virus mitigation educa- during an interview with KMA’s
from a group of individuals who tion and, most recently, vaccinating Mike Peterson.
were on a cruise. Similarly, Page the public.
County’s first case of COVID-19 Page County Public Health Ad- Mike: It's been one year since COV-
was traced back to a cruise and was ministrator Jessica Erdman is among ID-19 first hit Iowa, can you describe what
reported on March 25. the countless public health officials it's been like for you and for other public