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The first batch of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is in Iowa. Marion County health leaders said the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has arrived there.The state is being very specific with each of the 17 counties receiving the new vaccine. The state wants shots to go in the arms of food manufacturing workers first.The county has received 300 doses of the new vaccine. They re one of the handful of chosen counties that all have significant Phase 1B - Tier 2 populations.There is also an emphasis on getting these shots to the rural parts of the state. That s because the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, also known as the Janssen vaccine, is a game changer, both for health and logistical reasons. It s a single shot, and it doesn t require extensive refrigeration.Marion County Public Health Director Kim Dorn says Marion County has only been receiving the Moderna vaccine, so this will make an impact for them. Only having to make one trip to get everybody vaccinated, it saves on staff time, i
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As Phase 1B of the state’s COVID-19 vaccination plan continues, one of the largest variables is the number of available doses. Marion County Public Health Director Kim Dorn says that allocations moving forward will be determined on a weekly basis.
“Each week, when I learn what we’re getting for an allocation, I will allocate it out to the providers, or we will keep it internally at Public Health, depending on which group we’re serving. People need to check our website, the KNIA/KRLS website and listen to KNIA/KRLS, because that’s where we will be announcing how much vaccine we have the following week and where it’s going to.”
County health departments report low stock ahead of expanded vaccination group
As more Iowans become eligible for the vaccine, local health department leaders don t have nearly enough doses to administer. Author: Sarah Beckman, Lakyn McGee Published: 5:19 PM CST January 28, 2021 Updated: 11:06 PM CST January 28, 2021
IOWA, USA More than half a million Iowans will become eligible to schedule an appointment to get the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Feb. 1, but many local health departments say it will take weeks to make a dent in that number at the rate they are receiving the vaccine.
In Marshall County, which has 7,200 residents ages 65 and older, the county health department reports it is getting 400 doses for next week.