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IPR Gov. Kim Reynolds said at a press conference Wednesday that a pause in the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be manageable for Iowa. Following federal recommendations for providers to temporarily 'pause' the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, Gov. Kim Reynolds said she expects the state's vaccination efforts to move forward. On Tuesday morning, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration recommended vaccine providers cease the use of the single-dose vaccine while it investigates cases of extremely rare blood clots in six women who received it. Following the federal government's recommendation, state officials requested the state's providers stop using the vaccine temporarily on Tuesday.
Reynolds notes vaccine worries but urges people to get shots DAVID PITT, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds expressed concern Wednesday that the suspension of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine might reinforce the hesitancy many Iowa residents feel toward getting immunized. Reynolds called on the public to give federal health officials time to investigate the single-dose vaccine, after six women developed blood clots after receiving it, including one who died. "It's important that we don't jump to conclusions prematurely before more details are known," she said at her weekly news conference. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration recommended that the temporary suspension of the J&J vaccine while they look into the clotting issue. Reynolds pointed out that the six known cases represent a tiny fraction of the roughly 7 million people who have received the J&J vaccine.
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This past year, Iowans have made great sacrifices to prevent the spread of COVID-19. We have donned masks, skipped holidays, weddings and birthdays, and physically distanced ourselves from loved ones.
Gov. Kim Reynolds expects Iowa to surpass 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses by end of week Nick Coltrain and Brianne Pfannenstiel, Des Moines Register Gov. Kim Reynolds says state on track to vaccinate 1 million Iowans this week Replay Video UP NEXT As Iowa crosses the one-year anniversary of its first positive cases of coronavirus, it is on track to hit another milestone, officials said Wednesday, 1 million doses of vaccine administered by the end of the week. "This week, as I've had a chance to reflect on the last year, I've thought a lot about the many challenges that Iowans have endured from the overwhelming sense of uncertainty about the pandemic to its direct impact on our health, employment, education and nearly every aspect of our lives," Gov. Kim Reynolds said at a news conference. "But mostly I've thought about the Iowans we've lost to the virus and especially the families left behind who loved them and continue to grieve for them every day."
"Mostly I've thought about the Iowans we've lost to the virus and especially the families left behind who loved them and continue to grieve for them every day," the governor said.
As Iowa crosses the one-year anniversary of its first positive cases of coronavirus, it is on track to hit another milestone, officials said Wednesday, 1 million doses of vaccine administered by the end of the week. "This week, as I've had a chance to reflect on the last year, I've thought a lot about the many challenges that Iowans have endured from the overwhelming sense of uncertainty about the pandemic to its direct impact on our health, employment, education and nearly every aspect of our lives," Gov. Kim Reynolds said at a news conference. "But mostly I've thought about the Iowans we've lost to the virus and especially the families left behind who loved them and continue to grieve for them every day."
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