Iowans age 65 and older will become ELIGIBLE for a Covid vaccination, starting next month, but Governor Kim Reynolds cautions the state isn’t getting as many doses as it needs to meet vaccination goals.

With the announcement regarding those 65 and older, another half a million Iowans are added to the list of those eligible to get in line for a first dose. Governor Reynolds urges Iowans not to telephone, but to follow county public health departments on social media accounts on Twitter and Facebook to determine if and when they’re eligible.

According to the governor, 22-thousand Iowa health care workers have received their second and final dose of the vaccine. First responders, child care workers and educators are the priority in the next group of Iowans eligible for a Covid shot, along with those who are 65 or over.