It s light at the end of the tunnel. The St. Louis County Public Health department has begun administering the COVID-19 vaccine to individuals. The county received their first shipment of the Moderna vaccine on December 23 and since that time they have vaccinated approximately 150 people over the course of vaccination clinics held over two days. St. Louis County Public Health held a clinic in Virginia on December 24, with additional site-vaccinations occurring on December 28 in Hermantown, Virginia, and Ely. An additional clinic is scheduled for Hibbing on January 4. Additional site-locations will be offered as arrangements can be made.
To determine who gets the vaccine, St. Louis County Public Health is following the priority target groups identified by federal and state public health system; the vaccines are offered first to paramedics, advanced emergency medical technicians, emergency medical technicians and emergency medical responders. In total, the county estimates that appro