Walz: COVID-19 vaccines for young teens expected to open this week
Gov. Walz said parents should be able to make appointments for their kids later this week.
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That s according to Gov. Tim Walz, who on Monday said the state will announce when it expects parents can make appointments for their kids after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issues its final federal guidance.
The CDC s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meets Wednesday, with the guidance expected to come after that. So parents could be able to start making appointments for their kids later this week.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. Vaccine-eligible Minnesotans can walk in for a COVID-19 shot without an appointment at the state s Community Vaccination Program locations effective immediately, the governor s office announced Friday. We want Minnesotans to pile in the car, walk in to a state site and get the whole family vaccinated, Gov. Tim Walz said in a statement.
Walk-ins for Minnesotans age 16 and older are now accepted at the state sites in Bloomington at the Mall of America, St. Paul at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Lino Lakes and Oakdale. Walk-ins for Minnesotans 18 and up are now accepted at the Mankato, Duluth, Rochester and St. Cloud sites. The federally-supported State Fairgrounds site is not currently accepting walk-ins.
Minnesota community vaccination sites now taking walk-ins
May 7, 2021
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Vaccine-eligible Minnesotans can walk in for a COVID-19 shot without an appointment at the state’s Community Vaccination Program locations effective immediately, the governor s office announced Friday. We want Minnesotans to pile in the car, walk in to a state site and get the whole family vaccinated,” Gov. Tim Walz said in a statement.
Walk-ins for Minnesotans age 16 and older are now accepted at the state sites in Bloomington at the Mall of America, St. Paul at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Lino Lakes and Oakdale. Walk-ins for Minnesotans 18 and up are now accepted at the Mankato, Duluth, Rochester and St. Cloud sites. The federally-supported State Fairgrounds site is not currently accepting walk-ins.
Minnesota opens state-run COVID-19 vaccination sites to walk-ins
By FOX 9 Staff
(FOX 9) - Beginning Friday, Minnesota is opening its eight state-run COVID-19 vaccination sites to walk-ins, Gov. Tim Walz’s office said in a news release.
Walk-in appointments are available for Minnesotans over the age of 16 at the community vaccination sites in Bloomington at the Mall of America, St. Paul at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium and in Lino Lakes and Oakdale. Walk-ins for Minnesotans 18 and older are now accepted at the sites in Mankato, Duluth, Rochester and St. Cloud.
Minnesotans can continue to make Community Vaccination Program appointments ahead of time by visiting vaccineconnector.mn.gov.
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