Here’s what we know about how the vaccine rollout is going in Iowa, including data updated regularly from the CDC and IDPH.
Iowans have experienced major life changes since the coronavirus pandemic first hit the state in March 2020. Daily case counts have ebbed and flowed. Restrictions have been added or removed as hospitals dealt with surges. Thousands have struggled to navigate the unemployment system. The arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in Iowa felt like “a light at the end of the tunnel,” one health care provider said after receiving one of the state’s first shots in December 2020. Since then, the rate of vaccinations has gradually accelerated — first to health care workers, then to nursing home residents, then to entire age groups. More: When, where can I get a COVID-19 vaccine in Iowa? And other coronavirus questions answered FAQs: Your guide to coronavirus and COVID-19, including the vaccines Limited supplies remain a challenge, and it will still take time for enough Iowans to be vaccinated to end the pandemic.
