This form will help health officials determine where businesses fall within the phases and priorities.
Posted: Jan 27, 2021 8:15 PM
Updated: Jan 27, 2021 8:38 PM
Posted By: Jenna Richardson
OLMSTED COUNTY, Minn. Olmsted County Public Health is encouraging businesses, organizations, and agencies in the county to complete the online COVID-19 business vaccination planning form, according to a press release Wednesday.
This form will help identify all the businesses in the county and determine where the business falls within the phases and priorities. Vaccines are not provided on a first come first serve basis.
Olmsted County Public Health, Mayo Clinic, Olmsted Medical Center, and local pharmacies are collaborating and sharing responsibility for vaccinating their respective worksites. Businesses will be contacted by the assigned health care entity. This is the best way to assure that your business and staff, are included in the vaccine planning, according to the Olmsted Coun
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The Mayo Clinic’s Gonda Building in downtown Rochester, Minn. (Forum News Service file photo)
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That s according to Dr. Melanie Swift, Mayo Clinic s director for employee vaccination, who clarified some information within the rapidly changing landscape for vaccine eligibility and supply during a news conference Thursday, Jan. 21. Beginning next week on Monday, Jan. 25, Mayo Clinic, Olmsted Medical Center and Olmsted County Public Health will begin vaccinating workers in Phase 1a, Priority 3, a group that includes all remaining community health care personnel who can t telework, Swift said.