CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – The next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations will begin in Iowa over the next few weeks.
The Iowa Department of Public Health said Phase 1B will begin no later than Feb. 1. The state says this will focus on people over 75 and other high-risk populations. This includes people living with disabilities or in prisons. Workers at meat packaging plants, a site where several outbreaks have occurred during the pandemic, will also join this phase.
IDPH says the state will need between 300 and 400,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to complete phase 1A. To date, Iowa has received a total of 226,000 doses.
The state has not provided specific details on where people included in phase 1B will receive their vaccines.
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