More doses to be diverted to those 65 and older via medical providers.
Mass state COVID-19 vaccination sites will be reduced in Minnesota this week as more vaccine is steered to local medical providers who can reach out to more of their patients.
Gov. Tim Walz on Monday said 35,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be earmarked for senior citizens in Minnesota this week — the highest total so far — at more than 100 locations. That will include two permanent mass vaccination sites in Minneapolis and Duluth rather than the nine pilot sites spread across the state in each of the last two weeks.
The governor’s announcement called the strategy an “all-of-the-above approach” that gives vulnerable senior citizens access to vaccine through their local doctors but maintains some broader community events as well. Continue reading.