Minnesotans received emails canceling COVID vaccine in error
January 30, 2021 GMT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Some Minnesotans enrolled in the state’s pilot COVID-19 vaccination program received emails and text messages on Saturday that erroneously told them their appointments were unauthorized and invalid.
State health officials said nearly everyone who received the message was later notified it was a mistake and that their appointments were confirmed.
The original messages came from the state’s outside vendor, Primary Bio, and were intended for only about 20 people who were ineligible to register for vaccines in the first place, the Minnesota Department of Health said. The state said Primary Bio “has taken full responsibility and has apologized to the State of Minnesota and all Minnesotans impacted.”