Minnesota vaccines next week

Healthcare workers first in line

3 at five.

I'm george mallet./// first tonight: governor tim walz says there's a "solid" plan in place for covid?

"*19 vaccine distribution and it's expected to roll?

"*out in a wek or so.

Kimt new three's jessica bringe joins us live from mayo clinic with how the state's preparing.

Jessica.

George ?

"* walz says the states job is to work with hospitals including the mayo clinic as well as public health departments..

And pharmacies to get this vaccine out safely and effectively.

The vaccine will be shipped directly to key hospitals..

Or "hubs" and then from there will be distributed to smaller clinics known as"spokes."

The guiding principles for minnesota include "immunizing for impact"..

Meaning providers will administer the vaccine starting with those most susceptible to serious complications and those who care for them.

The governor says the entire process will be conducted with transparency.

Walz says even though there's a vaccine coming, that doesn't mean we can let our just because the vaccine is coming right now it's not a panacea to get us through this.

We still, the most effective thing we can do, is mask, social distancing, mitigation, testing, and quarantine and isolation but it's coming.

Walz says minnesota is preparing to receive more than 183?

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

Live in rochester thank you jessica.

According to walz experts are predicting 160?

"*thousand more deaths before enough people are vaccinated from covid?

"*19 during the next six months.