Covid Vaccine Distribution Happening In Minnesota Soon

The covid-19 vaccine distribution process in Minnesota could start in about a week.

First this afternoon?

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"*19 vaccine distribution process in minnesota could start in about a week.

Governor walz making the announcement during a news briefing this afternoon.

Kimt new three's jessica bringe joins us live from mayo clinic with what that process will look like.

Jessica.

Katie?

"* as we've been hearing for some time now ?

"* health care workers including those here at mayo clinic will be the first to receive the vaccine as well as long?

"*term care residents.

Governor walz says there will eventually be larger quantities after the initial limited supply.

He says minnesota is preparing to receive more than 183?

"* thousand doses of the vaccine by the end of this month.

During the briefing walz also urged us all to be patient during this period ?

"* while asking minnesotans to continue trying to limit the spread.

The vaccine is a fire hose and it's a pretty darn big one but even at that the fire is so big it's hard to put it out our job can be to shrink the fire by getting it not to spread and the vaccine will help us put it out.

Walz also says the first shipment of a covid?

"*19 vaccine is expected next week..

And should produce around 46?

"* thousand?

"* 800 vaccines.

Live in thanks jessica.

Walz says experts are predicting 160?

"* thousand more deaths before enough people are vaccinated ?*- if the virus continues to