Goodbye, COVID | Older Iowans finally receive their first vaccine dose
Around 75 residents at Beaverdale Estates rolled up their sleeves for their first round of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
Author: Lakyn McGee
Updated: 6:43 PM CST February 12, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa — Since Feb. 1, older Iowans at the independent living community Beaverdale Estates anxiously awaited their turn to be vaccinated.
As of 1 p.m. Friday, they're now waiting for their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Medicap Pharmacy gave Leroy Bell, 75, his first dose.
“Oh, I'm feeling very good! Yeah, it’s fine," said Bell. "I’m glad we’re getting it.”
Nearly 75 residents rolled up their sleeves to get the vaccine, including, 101-year-old, Mary Brandt.