DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Public Health on Wednesday announced the availability of COVID-19 vaccine for approximately 32,000 Iowans age 65 and older. Unused vaccines which were originally allocated to the Long-Term Care Pharmacy Partnership Program have been redistributed to a limited number of Walgreens and CVS stores in select Iowa counties, and reserved for Iowans age 65 and older. This is a one-time, additional allocation of vaccine.

Iowans age 65 and older can register online for a vaccine appointment at a participating Walgreens or CVS location near them. Appointments are limited to the number of vaccines available at each location.

If people are not able to secure a vaccine appointments, they can rest assured more vaccines are coming to the state on a weekly basis.

Beginning Wednesday, Iowans age 65 and older can sign up to schedule an appointment at a Walgreens store location in one of the following Iowa counties:

• Black Hawk

• Cerro Gordo

• Des Moines

• Dubuque

• Johnson

• Linn

• Polk

• Pottawattamie

• Scott

• Woodbury

Appointments for Walgreens can be made at https://www.walgreens.com/topic/promotion/covid-vaccine.jsp?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Starting Thursday, Iowans age 65 and older can sign up to schedule an appointment at a CVS store location in one of the following Iowa counties:

• Black Hawk

• Dallas

• Linn

• Polk

Appointments for CVS can be made at https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery