As of Thursday, the federal government has allocated 541,100 vaccine doses to the state, with 329,450 of those sent to Minnesota providers and 100,500 doses sent to pharmacies that participated in the federal partnership program for vaccination in long-term care institutions.
The Minnesota Department of Health noted that it can take a few days before assigned doses are sent to the state, and a few more days before they arrive at their final destination and can be administered to Minnesotans. However, the dashboard allows Minnesotans to see the state’s progress as the vaccination efforts continue.
KSTP’s full COVID-19 coverage
MDH said it hopes to complete Phase 1A of the vaccination process by the end of the month. On the dashboard on Tuesday, 2.6% of the state’s population has so far received at least one vaccination dose, while only 0.1% have completed the vaccine range.
“We are committed to ensuring that Minnesotans know how much vaccine is coming into our state and how many of our neighbors receive their shots when it is their turn,” said Jan Malcolm, MDH commissioner. “Transparency is a cornerstone of our vaccine vaccination. We are pleased to provide Minnesotans with this important information as the light at the end of the tunnel becomes brighter.”
“The dashboard provides Minnesotans with transparency and promotes confidence that COVID-19 vaccine doses are constantly arriving in Minnesota, and shots are being fired into the arms of our health care workers and the most vulnerable family and friends,” said Tarek Tomes, Minnesota IT Services Commissioner. added. “It will help Minnesotans advance our progress in ending this pandemic.”