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UnityPoint nurse Tammy Miller asks Beverly Gerard, 92, of Chelsea, questions before administering her first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Feb. 1. Gerard secured an appointment at the Tama County Public Health Department clinic through her niece.
Iowa is now weeks into Phase 1B of distributing the coronavirus vaccine. That phase includes more than a half million Iowans ages 65 and older.
With vaccine demand still far outstripping supply, many Iowans are struggling to get an appointment and are frustrated. But some worry the state’s most vulnerable residents are also at risk for getting left behind.
Keokuk resident Chuck Betts said getting an appointment to get the COVID-19 vaccine was anything but easy.