DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is holding a news conference Wednesday morning, just as the state is unable to give updates on COVID-19 vaccine information.
The state says a hardware malfunction at a regional data center is causing the problem for Iowa and several other states.
Updates on the state's vaccine dashboard have been delayed and vaccine providers are not able to report new doses they're giving to people.
Reynolds’s news conference will come as the state is working on a contingency plan to avoid a prolonged disruption to the process.
The Iowa Department of Public Health is reporting the hardware malfunction took place at the Mid Atlantic Data Center, which keeps data for the Iowa Immunization Registry Information System (IRIS).
The state has been making progress in getting COVID-19 vaccines to people, with about a third of Iowa's population having received at least one dose, and almost 430,000 people being fully vaccinated.
The New York Times Vaccine Rollout Tracker is still showing Iowa as one of the top 15 states in delivering first doses to people, and tied for 8th in getting them fully vaccinated.
The state also ranks fifth in using the doses it’s been provided by the federal government.