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COVID Vaccine Types

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By Dr. Katie Kuehner, D.O. Urgent Care Medical Director Vaccination is in full swing this spring. Hey, all!  This week we are going to recap all three vaccine options.  Which, actually – spoiler alert – is not controversial at all.  As a reminder, experts still universally agree that the best vaccine is the one you can […]

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COVID, Viral Variants, and Looser Restrictions?

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By Dr. Katie Kuehner, Urgent Care Medical Director CDC is loosening restrictions on the vaccinated, but then I heard about this “B117 variant”…  What do I  need to know? SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes the disease known as COVID-19.  B117 is a variant or mutation in the virus, making it just another version of […]

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Exemplar Care offers COVID testing at Des Moines Airport

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Des Moines, Iowa (March 4, 2021): The Des Moines Airport Authority has partnered with Exemplar Care to provide travelers the convenience of onsite COVID testing at the Des Moines International Airport. Beginning March 4, 2021, Exemplar Care will offer three types of COVID tests at the airport: PCR, Rapid Antigen, and an Antibody test. International […]

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Exemplar Care is expanding!

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Exemplar Care, a direct primary clinic based in the Des Moines metro, has moved and is expanding its clinic to create the first around the clock urgent care in the region. Exemplar Care was founded by Jon Van Der Veer, DO, who leads operations at the clinic. The clinic is located just a block of […]

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2020 Will End Eventually

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We are not even halfway through the year, but most of us could agree that 2020 has already been filled with enough uncertainty, unrest, and fear to last a whole lifetime. COVID-19 and its resulting economic shutdown has led to millions of people being laid off from their work, which has disrupted their health insurance […]

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