Print subscribers If you're a print subscriber, but do not yet have an online account, click here to create one. Non-subscribers State moves to increase access as vaccinations slow New outbreak of cases reported on the Bois Forte Reservation Posted David Colburn REGIONAL- As weekly COVID-19 vaccination totals statewide tumbled for a second consecutive week, Gov. Tim Walz refused to buy into a suggestion that the decline could be tied to hesitancy among some to get the vaccine. Providers administered 318,107 shots last week, down more than 87,000 from the first full week since vaccines have been offered to anyone over age 16. The pattern of a rapid increase followed by a decline is similar to what the state has experienced with previous eligibility expansions.