R&I NV — Teachers and those over 65 now prioritized, but doses remain very scarce.
By Jeremy Olson Star Tribune
January 18, 2021 — 8:52pm
Minnesota is making COVID-19 vaccine accessible to the general public for the first time, opening nine sites where shots will be provided by appointment to people 65 or older, and to teachers and child care providers.
Gov. Tim Walz said the expansion is an important first step toward broad public vaccinations of Minnesotans against the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, but he urged patience because it makes around 1 million more people eligible for a few thousand available doses.
“Every single one of those doses is one step closer to us getting done with this,” Walz said.
Minnesota is slated to receive roughly 60,000 more first doses of the two-dose COVID-19 vaccines this week and is diverting 12,000 to these sites, which will begin to give shots on Thursday by appointment only. Senior citizens can register online, starting at noon Tuesday, but Walz warned that there will be a surge of interest and that “this is going to be harder than going to Ticketmaster and getting Bruce Springsteen tickets.”
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