WOODBURY COUNTY IS AMONG 20 COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS WHICH REFUSED DOSES OF PFIZER OR MODERNA VACCINE THAT THEY COULD HAVE RECEIVED THIS WEEK.
TYLER BROCK OF SIOUXLAND DISTRICT HEALTH SAYS THE REFUSAL OF MODERNA VACCINE WAS BASED ON NEED AND SUPPLY:
NEED1 OC………..SO WE TURNED IT DOWN. :30
BROCK SAYS ANYONE LOCALLY THAT WANTS TO BE VACCINATED WILL BE ABLE TO GET EITHER THE MODERNA OR PFIZER:
NEED2 OC………..SEEKING IT OUT. :11
BROCK SAYS THE LOCAL DEMAND FOR VACCINE HAS SLOWED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS, AND HE HOPES ANYONE WHO HASN’T BEEN VACCINATED YET WILL DECIDE TO DO SO:
NEED3 OC………WHAT WE’RE DOING. :19
BROCK ADDED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS LOCALLY OF MAJOR ISSUES FROM ANYONE WHO RECEIVED THE JOHNSON AND JOHNSON VACCINE WHICH HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED FROM USE:
NEED4 OC………..HERE LOCALLY. :14
SAC, CLAY, CRAWFORD, LYON AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES WERE AMONG THE OTHER COUNTIES TURNING DOWN VACCINE ALLOTMENTS THIS WEEK.
