WAUKEE, Iowa — Dallas County health care workers got their first COVID-19 vaccines Wednesday at the Waukee Hy-Vee Pharmacy, according to the grocery chain.
The company partnered with the Dallas County Health Department to administer its first doses of the Moderna vaccine to these front line workers.
The Waukee and West Lakes Hy-Vee pharmacies are only able to vaccinate health care workers employed in Dallas County, according to a release from Hy-Vee, Inc.
This is due to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) allocation guidance.
"It's been really bad in Iowa, so it was important to come out here and get it so I can protect my patients, my community, my family members," said Emily Black, a registered nurse with Waggoner Pediatrics.
"Anyone I'm interacting with."
Health care workers from the county can visit this link to fill out a consent form and schedule an appointment. Be sure to bring proof of employment when receiving the vaccine.
Hy-Vee says a partnership with the Polk County Health Department is in the works and will be announced "in the near future."
Dallas County has already begun vaccinating long-term care residents.
The Dallas County Hospital received its first shipment of the Moderna vaccine on Dec. 23. From there, vaccines were shipped to providers across the county.