Gov. Kim Reynolds said integrating the current scheduling system with the Microsoft system could not happen in a timely manner without major disruption.
While vaccine supply continues to remain low and will for some time, we must ensure that when shipments are received, they re getting to the providers as quickly as possible, and into the arms of Iowans, Gov. Kim Reynolds said.
Des Moines Register
A week after Iowa received its first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, it has begun receiving thousands of doses of a second company s vaccine, and pharmacy teams will start vaccinating residents and staff of long-term care facilities next week, Gov. Kim Reynolds said Tuesday.
Reynolds noted at a news conference that because of a federal planning error, the state is receiving about 20% less vaccine than expected this month. But she said such complications are understandable. It has been and it will continue to be a monumental effort, she said. .There are bound to be some bumps in the road as we head down this new path.