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Increase in vaccination rate follows Governor’s 72-hour and one-week goals set for vaccine providers
2/2/2021 1:30:49 AM
[ST. PAUL, MN] — The State of Minnesota has ramped up its COVID-19 vaccination efforts, and is now administering two times the number of shots given per day on average compared to just last week.
The increase in vaccination rate follows Governor Tim Walz’ directives given last Monday designed to accelerate the availability of vaccine across the state. Walz set a goal that all providers should get 90 percent of vaccine received administered within 72 hours and the remainder within one week.
“As I said last week, what gets measured gets done,” said Governor Walz. “We still need far more vaccine from the federal government, but we are doing everything we can to get all Minnesotans vaccinated quickly and safely once supply arrives. We have seen good progress in vaccination rates over the past week and we will continue to work tirelessly to get all vaccine we receive into the arms of Minnesotans, crush COVID-19, and end this pandemic.”
Source: Minnesota Department of Health.
The state is continuing to ramp up vaccination efforts this week. Governor Walz made more than 35,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses available for Minnesota seniors this week and launched a
statewide vaccine finderto better connect Minnesotans age 65+ to vaccination opportunities in communities near where they live.
