Minnesota health care workers, elders receive first doses of COVID-19 vaccine The Minnesota Department of Health on Tuesday reported 21 more COVID-19 deaths and 2,340 newly lab-confirmed infections. Vaccinations at most Minnesota hospitals and clinics will start next week. December 16, 2020 5:12am
Video (00:26) : Nurse Thera Witte was one of the first recipients of the COVID-19 vaccine in Minnesota, receiving the first of two scheduled doses Tuesday morning at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. Text size Copy shortlink:
Minnesota s first COVID-19 vaccinations at two federal hospitals are being celebrated as turning points against a pandemic that has caused at least 384,164 infections and 4,483 deaths in the state.