(Radio Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds is cancelling the contract for Microsoft to build a website for Iowans to schedule a Covid shot.

State public health officials say there are as many as 700 different providers giving vaccinations in Iowa that Microsoft would have had to merge into one website.

In addition to the 99 county public health departments in Iowa, pharmacies, hospitals and health clinics have been giving Covid shots. The state is scheduled to receive nearly 62-thousand first doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines next week, a 24 percent increase from this week’s allotment. State officials are encouraging providers to quickly schedule appointments based on that higher allocation.

Reynolds says there is an effort to train the operators who answer calls to 2-1-1.

In the meantime, Iowans eligible for vaccinations are encouraged to call their local Area Agency on Aging for assistance if they’re having trouble navigating online scheduling systems.

State officials are also encouraging county public health departments and pharmacies to schedule more vaccinations on weekends, when it may be more convenient for people who cannot get to a vaccination site during the week.