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Residents and staff of Iowa Veterans Home will begin receiving injections of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 12. Marshalltown had a shipment of the Moderna vaccine last week.
Staff and residents of Iowa Veterans Home will begin to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 12 in an effort called Operation COVID Freedom.
Commandant Timon Oujiri said IVH has partnered with Walgreens to distribute the vaccinations.
“We have been speaking with residents and staff and told them everyone who gets the vaccine has to sign consent forms,” he said.
People who are unable to receive the vaccine on Jan. 12 will be able to get them in February.
Dec 12, 2020
A customer wears a mask as he walks in a Walgreen s pharmacy store and a sign advising that a COVID-19 vaccine is not yet available at Walgreens in Northbrook, Ill., Thursday, Dec. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
As the country prepares for the distribution of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, Marshall County is waiting for the Moderna version.
A Food and Drug Administration panel approved the Pfizer vaccine on Thursday, and it is expected the approval for Moderna is not far behind.
Marshall County Public Health Nurse Pat Thompson said the only reason the county is not receiving the first available vaccine is there are no storage units available to use. The Pfizer vaccine requires a minus 70 degree storage unit. As to when the Moderna vaccines will arrive, Thompson said she is not sure, but is hopeful it will be soon.