ST. PAUL, Minn – More than 35,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine will be reserved this week for Minnesotans aged 65 and older after the state received a boost in supplies from the federal government, state health officials announced Monday.
The state will open permanent large-scale community vaccination sites in Minneapolis and Duluth this week for seniors, with the Minneapolis site also serving educators and child care workers. The third site in southern Minnesota will open next week, and additional sites may open in the coming weeks or months.
The remaining doses will go to more than 100 hospitals, clinics, and health care providers across the state so they can administer shots to seniors in their areas. The change in the state’s vaccination strategy also comes after an increase in weekly doses from the federal government from around 65,000 per week to around 79,000.
As of Saturday, 441,922 individuals had received a first dose and 116,248 had been fully vaccinated, according to the state’s dashboard. More than 559,000 of the more than 834,000 doses shipped to the state had been administered.
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