(Radio Iowa) – Iowa’s still on track to start ramping up COVID-19 vaccines on Monday for anyone who wants them, as Governor Kim Reynolds says the state will be seeing a “significant increase” in federal allocations of the vaccine in the coming days.

College students and staff at select Iowa campuses will soon be able to get the shot, too, according to the governor.

The governor says 1.52-million doses have been administered to Iowans so far and at least 40-percent of Iowans 18-and-older have gotten at least one dose, which she says ranks Iowa 17th in the U-S. On a related note, on Friday and Saturday, April 9th and 10th, Myrtue Medical Center’s Public Health will host a mass COVID-19, Pfizer vaccination clinic with 1,170 doses available.  Lori Hoch, Myrtue’s Public Health Director says “Distribution will be for everyone who is 16 years of age and older.”

The Prime (first) doses will be given on Friday, April 9th, or Saturday, April 10th, with the Boost (second) dose scheduled for Friday, April 30th, or Saturday, May 1. By mid-May, mass vaccination clinic recipients will be fully vaccinated and ready for summer. Vaccination clinics will be located at the Veteran’s Auditorium, 1104 Morningview Drive, Harlan. The time on Friday, April 9th, will be 1:30 – 6:00 PM. The time on Saturday, April 10th, will be 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM.

Vaccine appointments for this event will be scheduled by going to: Myrtue Medical Center’s website: www.myrtuemedical.org; Click on the red banner at the top of the site “Schedule Your COVID-19 Vaccination”; “Click here to schedule your COVID-19 vaccination appointment”; Find “1-COVID Vaccine: Open to everyone 16 years of age and older Vaccination Clinic”—click on this and follow the directions. The link will become active on Tuesday, March 30th at 8 am to schedule your appointment. You may also visit the Myrtue Medical Center’s social media pages (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) for the same appointment link.

Please bring your insurance card and your identification to your appointment. COVID-19 vaccinations are free of charge but you’ll be asked if you have health insurance with a private provider, Medicare or Medicaid because your insurance can be billed for the cost of administering the shot. However, you will not receive a bill. In addition, print out the Pfizer consent form and review the Pfizer Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Fact Sheet on https://www.myrtuemedical.org/covid-19-vaccination-updates/

If you are over age 65 and need scheduling assistance, please call 712-755-4422. Your patience is appreciated as appointments fill quickly.