St. Louis County, Duluth hospitals expand vaccine eligibility
Local public health and health care are just two of the five systems offering vaccines in Minnesota, all with expanded eligibility. Written By: Andee Erickson | ×
Infectious disease nurse practitioner Sherry Johnson, of Duluth, uses a syringe to draw Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine from a vial in December at St. Luke s hospital in Duluth. (Clint Austin / 2020 file / News Tribune)
Nearly 2 million Minnesotans became eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday, accelerating the vaccination timeline state officials had shared less than two weeks prior. It does really seem like we re moving along more quickly and we re moving into groups that are pretty big and broad, St. Louis County Public Health Division Director Amy Westbrook said. I really do hope that we ll get to the general public much sooner than we initially thought.
Hospitals
Community Memorial Hospital: All eligible groups. Can register at cloquethospital.com/covid-vaccine; they do not have to be patients of CMH or Raiter Family Clinic. CMH will contact eligible patients who complete the form when vaccine is available.
Essentia Health-Moose Lake: All eligible groups. Administering to patients and general public. Patients and non-patients can both now make an appointment through Essentia s myChart portal at essentiamyhealth.org. Can also call 833-494-0836 to ask about scheduling an appointment. Using Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
Gateway Family Health Clinic in Moose Lake: Patients age 65 and older. Call the vaccine line at 218-485-2014 or register at gatewayclinic.com/covid-vaccine-request.
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - Caregivers to people with complex medical needs are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Eligible caregivers may be paid .