(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says the federal distribution of vaccine allocation for states is expected to increase by 100 million doses. Starting next week, the Feds hope to forecast vaccine allocations two-to-three months ahead, ensuring certainty and planning opportunities for states.
Reynolds says Johnson and Johnson anticipate an additional two-million doses will be available nationally.
Johnson and Johnson’s goal is to produce 20 million doses by the end of March. The company has also signed a contract with the federal government to provide 100 million doses by the end of June.
Currently, the CDC is reporting that Iowa has administered a total of 622,000 doses of vaccine to eligible Iowans aged 18 and above, and 19.2 percent of all eligible Iowans have received at least one dose, and 271,000 eligible Iowans age 65 and above have received at least one dose, which is nearly 53-percent of Iowans in this age group.
