Word surfaced last night that the federal government will send up to 30 percent fewer doses of Covid vaccine to Iowa than previously expected. A statement released by  The Iowa Department of Public Health has announced indicated it would take some time for state officials to adjust distribution plans.

Earlier in the day, acting Iowa Department of Public Health director Kelly Garcia said communicating the facts to the public is a critical part of the state’s response.

The now-scrapped plans had been for up to 154-thousand health care workers and 59-thousand nursing home residents and staff to get doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines expected to arrive this month.