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Eligible Zip Codes For FEMA Vaccination Site In MN: Full List
The White House Monday announced a federally-run mass COVID-19 vaccination site will open in Minnesota.
SAINT PAUL, MN — The White House Monday announced it will open a federally-run mass coronavirus vaccination site at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. The site will be overseen by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
The site will administer Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson doses, with the goal of 100,000 total people being vaccinated during the site's eight-week period. The 168,000 vaccine doses used at the federal site will be in addition to Minnesota's regular supply of the vaccine.
The Saint Paul site is a part of President Joe Biden's goal that by April 19, 90 percent of adults in the U.S. will be eligible for vaccination and 90 percent will have a vaccination site within 5 miles of their home.
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The fairgrounds was chosen as the site because of its size and well-known location, and because Minnesotans living in the zip codes near that area have high scores on the Centers for Disease Control's "Social Vulnerability Index."
Appointments will be available to Minnesotans 16 and older who live in one of these zip codes: 55454, 55103, 55130, 55411, 55404, 55117, 55428, 55119, 55107, 55106, 55407, 55430, 55412, 55102, 55429, 55421, 55104, 55114, 55432, 55118, 55420, 55413, 55402, 55109, 55406, 55423, 55415, 55405, 55408, 55425, 55112, 55111, 55403, 55101, 55344, 55435, 55113, 55458.
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If you live in one of the eligible zip codes, use the Minnesota Vaccine Connector to be selected for an appointment. Eligible Minnesotans can call the Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 Public Hotline at 1-833-431-2053 for assistance.
The vaccine is free and neither an ID or medical insurance will be needed for the federal site.
The site will be allocated 3,000 doses per day, seven days a week, for eight weeks, according to Walz's office.
The President committed to open at least 12 more federally run mass vaccination sites. Last week, we announced 5 new sites: Maryland, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Missouri and Indiana. Today, we’re announcing 3 additional new sites: - Columbia, SC - Pueblo, CO - St. Paul, MN
— White House COVID-19 Response Team (@WHCOVIDResponse) April 5, 2021
"We’ve been pushing for a federal vaccination site, and I’m grateful the Biden-Harris Administration delivered on my request," said Gov. Tim Walz in a statement.
"I appreciate having such strong federal partners to work with as we set and achieve ambitious goals to vaccinate Minnesotans as equitably and efficiently as possible. This site will help us protect some of the Minnesotans hardest hit by this pandemic as we continue to break down every barrier between each Minnesotan and their life-saving shot."
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