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Daniel Neal didn't have plans to receive the COVID-19 vaccine that day. But when an outreach coordinator with Primary Health Care in Des Moines woke him up in his tent that morning, he changed his plans so quickly that he left his wallet, phone and cigarettes behind to go get his jab. Soon after receiving his shot of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, Neal, 37, said he felt good — aside from "waiting to turn into a zombie or not," he joked. Neal was one of the first Iowans experiencing homelessness to be vaccinated through Primary Health Care's mobile clinic Thursday.  The clini...

Iowa governor urges residents to get vaccines as demand falls in 43 of 99 counties Why are people hesitant to trust a COVID-19 vaccine? Replay Video UP NEXT Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has urged residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as more than 40% of the state's counties are seeing a decrease in demand for doses. Out of Iowa's 99 counties, 43 have declined some or all of their vaccine allotment for next week "so that supply doesn't exceed the current demand," Reynolds said Wednesday during a press briefing. The declined doses will be reallocated to more populous counties and metro area...

RiverNorthPhotography/iStock (DES MOINES, Iowa) -- Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has urged residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as more than 40% of the state's counties are seeing a decrease in demand for doses. Out of Iowa's 99 counties, 43 have declined some or all of their vaccine allotment for next week "so that supply doesn't exceed the current demand," Reynolds said Wednesday during a press briefing. The declined doses will be reallocated to more populous counties and metro areas where demand is still h...

Iowa health director says despite having blood clot disorder, she's not worried about her J&J vaccine Tony Leys, Des Moines Register 'What are you waiting for?': Gov. Kim Reynolds urges Iowans to get COVID vaccination Replay Video UP NEXT Iowa's top health official said that even though she has a chronic blood-clotting disorder, she was not overly alarmed by news that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine she received last month for COVID-19 could cause dangerous blood clots. "I am absolutely well and just fine," Kelly Garcia, interim director of the Iowa Department of Public Health,...

By Rod Boshart, Special to the Globe Gazette DES MOINES — Legislation changing Iowa law to allow third-party delivery of alcohol products is on its way to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk. Members of the Iowa Senate voted 39-7 Wednesday to approve House File 766, which will allow businesses holding a liquor license to contract with third-party delivery services, such as Uber or DoorDash, to deliver alcoholic beverages to customers. The bill included language to give the holder of liquor licenses — the bars, restaurants or grocery stores selling alcohol — some immunity f...