By Jason Taylor
Apr 12, 2021
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Eastern Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson is encouraging others to get COVID-19 shots after receiving her first dose.
Hinson says she got her first shot Saturday and wants other people to talk to their doctors and receive the vaccine as soon as possible.
The first-term Republican also praised the efforts of Iowa health care workers in to combat the pandemic.
All Iowans sixteen and older are allowed to get vaccinated.
It’s not known how many members of U.S. House of Representatives (435) or Senate (100) have been vaccinated.
Hinson released a statement below: