Governor Tim Walz announced that the state’s ‘Roll Up Your Sleeves, MN’ vaccine outreach campaign is focusing on connecting Minnesota’s 16- and 17-year-olds with the Pfizer vaccine this week.
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April 29, 2021
ST, PAUL, Minn. – On Thursday, Gov. Walz joined bipartisan leaders in the Minnesota Legislature to call for action among Minnesota Senate Republicans on police reform, following the passage of meaningful police reform legislation in the Minnesota House.
“The accountability we saw last week for George Floyd is the floor – not the ceiling – of what we need to do in Minnesota to advance police reform. True justice comes through real, systemic change to prevent this from happening again,” said Governor Walz. “I applaud the effort in the Minnesota House to advance meaningful legislation that would make Minnesota a leader in effective and fair law enforcement policies, practices, and behaviors. I urge the Republicans in the Minnesota Senate to listen to Minnesotans and take action.”
Submitted by Minnesota Department of Health
(KNSI) – Minnesota is transforming buses into mobile vaccine units with the intent of increasing vaccinations in neighborhoods that have been hit hard by COVID-19.
State health officials say they are targeting zip codes in communities that include homeless encampments and housing complexes where residents lack transportation.
“Equity is a core value of Minnesota’s COVID-19 vaccination strategy, and every single Minnesotan deserves safe and equitable access to the vaccine. Making the COVID-19 vaccine available to as many people as possible is essential to ending the pandemic,” said Governor Tim Walz. “Our mobile vaccination units are ready to roll and will bring life-saving vaccine directly to communities that need them the most.”
By Pat Sweeney
Apr 21, 2021 5:37 PM
The Walz-Flanagan Administration announced the launch of mobile vaccination units this week to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to communities throughout the state of Minnesota. The mobile units are a key tool to ensure equitable distribution of vaccines, prioritize vulnerable and underserved communities, and reduce barriers to vaccination by going directly to communities.
The mobile vaccination units are a partnership between the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Metro Transit, the Metropolitan Council, and Minnesota Department of Transportation.
“Equity is a core value of Minnesota’s COVID-19 vaccination strategy, and every single Minnesotan deserves safe and equitable access to the vaccine. Making the COVID-19 vaccine available to as many people as possible is essential to ending the pandemic,” said Governor Tim Walz.
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