Nearly 27% of shots given in state so far have come from retail pharmacies. Written By: Matthew Guerry | ×
John Jumbo Forneris of Cloquet, Minn., receives a COVID-19 vaccine during a mobile vaccination clinic Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Our Savior s Lutheran Church in Cloquet. (Jamey Malcomb / Forum News Service)
ST. PAUL The state-run COVID-19 testing sites and vaccination clinics Minnesota stood up during the coronavirus pandemic will wind down operations starting in July, Gov. Tim Walz said last week.
Speaking at the Minnesota State Capitol on Friday, June 25, the governor attributed the move to the high percentage of residents older than 16 who have had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and the thousand other sites that are now embedded into the community.