Gov. Kim Reynolds announced 25,600 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be distributed Wednesday and Thursday to 51 companies, and JBS in Marshalltown is
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Marshall County is back on track with the COVID-19 vaccinations. Last week, the shipment was delayed due to the severe winter weather spread across the country.
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The winter weather pummeling the country has caused a delay in the arrival of the latest shipment of COVID-19 vaccines for Marshall County.
Marshall County Public Health Nurse Pat Thompson said normally the vaccine shipment arrives on Tuesday. She is not sure when this week’s shipment will show up, but is confident it will arrive eventually.
“Who knew the electricity would go out,” Thompson asked. “When it gets here, we will be consistent on going forward with our plans.”
When it does, Thompson assured the vaccines will be used . . . and used quickly. Marshall County was not one of the five Iowa counties the state withheld vaccines from for failing to go through 80 percent of the doses. Thompson said Marshall County has no problem going through the vaccines in a timely manner.
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To date, there have been 151 UnityPoint patients in Marshalltown vaccinated for COVID-19, and 50 in State Center.
UnityPoint – Marshalltown has made it a top priority to vaccinate as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, said Sean Hylton, UnityPoint’s marketing communications specialist.
“As experienced around the country, there are limited supplies of vaccine available so far, yet we’re pleased to have administered all our allocated vaccines within a couple days of receiving the doses,” Hylton said.
UnityPoint is working closely with Marshall County Public Health Nurse Pat Thompson, as vaccine distribution and allocation is determined by county, state and federal health departments.