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Dec 22, 2020
The Minnesota Department of Health s testing lab handles samples of COVID-19. Courtesy Minnesota Department of Health
MANKATO â A new shipment of COVID-19 vaccines is expected to arrive in Minnesota Wednesday, which would pave the way for immunizations to begin at area long-term care residents before the end of the month.
Long-term care residents, whoâve accounted for most of the stateâs COVID deaths, are in the â1Aâ group of people being prioritized for the vaccine. Frontline health workers in the Mankato area, also in the 1A group, began receiving Pfizer vaccines Monday.
Residents in long-term care or assisted living facilities would be set to next receive vaccines from another manufacturer, Moderna.
Dec 20, 2020
The first shipment of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived at New Ulm Medical Center on Tuesday. Kathy Thompson, quality & risk manager; Reid Horning, pharmacy manager; and Charlie Sieberg, pharmacy coordinator, accepted the shipment and stored the vaccine in the sub-zero freezer at the New Ulm Allina Health facility. Courtesy New Ulm Medical Center
MANKATO â The first major rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the Mankato area is set to proceed Monday, with health workers at area hospitals receiving vaccinations as soon as that day.
Health workers at risk of getting COVID at work and residents of long-term care facilities will be prioritized for the first wave of vaccinations. Organizations have been training staff and scheduling times in anticipation of distribution day on Monday.