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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A nurse prepares
a COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday. There is a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines for everyone in Iowa.
There is a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines. Marshall County Public Health Nurse Pat Thompson said next week, the county will only receive 300 doses.
The last two weeks, Marshall County received 400 doses in each shipment. Thompson said each county in Iowa is facing a shortage, as are numerous across the nation. She does not think the vaccine shortage will get worse, but it will mean getting doses to everyone might take more time.
Hopefully, most residents who want the Moderna vaccine will be able to get them by the middle of the year, which was the goal time Thompson had in mind when vaccinations began in December. However, she cannot guarantee that will happen.