Cedar Rapids airport to start mandatory health screenings

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Cedar Rapids Gazette: Mandatory health screenings at Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids will be in place Jan. 25 for all passengers following changes in Federal Aviation Administration guidance. The airport and Mercy Medical Center initially unveiled the program in July with hopes of it being ready in early September, but the FAA barred airports from using CARES Act funding or airport revenue for health screenings in August. “This is a first-of-its-kind program,” Airport Director Marty Lenss said. “So the FAA, understandably, needed to do a thorough review of the program to make sure that it is compliant with federal revenue use policies.”