[MN-at-Large] For Immediate Release Regarding COVID Pilot Vaccine Signup

[David Andrews]

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>From: Dan Ashman <dashman at blindinc.org>
>Subject: For Immediate Release Regarding COVID Pilot Vaccine Signup
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>Ryan,
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>Please forward to the affiliate the Governor's 
>press release below detailing information of the 
>registration process for this weekend's upcoming 
>vaccine pilot program targeting Minnesotans aged 
>65 and over. We are excited to see that the 
>enrollment process has migrated from a 
>first-come first-serve basis into that of a 
>lottery with an extended signup window. The 
>pre-registration window will open tomorrow 
>Tuesday, January 26 at 5:00 AM, and last until 
>Wednesday, January 27 at 5:00 AM. For quick 
>reference, individuals can pre-register at 
><http://mn.gov/findmyvaccine>mn.gov/findmyvaccine, 
>or call 833-431-2053 between the hours of 9:00 
>AM and 7:00 PM on Tuesday, January 26.
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>Should an individual need assistance tomorrow, 
>they can reach me at 
><mailto:dashman at blindinc.org>dashman at blindinc.org 
>  or 612-547-9821. I will be available to work 
>with individuals from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM, and 4:30 to 8:00 PM.
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>Thank you,
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>Daniel
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>From: Governor Walz Press Office 
><<mailto:walz.press at state.mn.us>walz.press at state.mn.us>
>Sent: Monday, January 25, 2021 10:32 AM
>To: Governor Walz Press Office 
><<mailto:walz.press at state.mn.us>walz.press at state.mn.us>
>Subject: RELEASE: Governor Walz Directs Changes 
>to Minnesota’s Community Vaccination Efforts
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>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
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>January 25, 2021
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>Contact: Teddy Tschann
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><mailto:teddy.tschann at state.mn.us>teddy.tschann at state.mn.us
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>651-402-8841
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>Governor Walz Directs Changes to Minnesota’s Community Vaccination Efforts
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>Adults 65 years of age and older will have 
>extended 24-hour window to pre-register for a 
>randomized opportunity to be selected for 
>appointments at COVID-19 community vaccination clinics
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>Pilot clinics in Blaine and Brooklyn Center will 
>serve only adults 65 years of age and older this week
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>Xcel Energy Center to host clinic for COVID-19 
>vaccination event for 15,000 educators, school 
>staff, and child care providers in metro
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>[ST. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz today 
>announced updates to the state’s efforts to 
>test the concept of COVID-19 community 
>vaccination clinics. Last week, more than 13,300 
>Minnesotans were vaccinated at nine community 
>clinics around the state. While the state 
>continues to face a crippling vaccine supply 
>shortage, Governor Walz has directed the 
>state’s efforts toward preparing for the day supply meets demand.
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>“This is about having the infrastructure in 
>place to be ready when the federal government 
>finally begins to send us more vaccine,” 
>Governor Walz said. “Every shot in the arm is 
>another step toward crushing COVID and ending 
>this pandemic. And we're going to get the 
>vaccine we do have into arms quickly in 
>Minnesota – whether that’s a few thousand doses or many more.”
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>Updates to Registration Process for Adults 65 Years of Age and Older:
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>Today the State of Minnesota announced updates 
>to the registration process for the second week 
>of the COVID-19 vaccination pilot program. The 
>updated process accounts for anticipated high 
>demand for appointments online and at the call 
>center and allows for more equitable and orderly 
>access to appointments by eliminating the first come, first served system.
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>Minnesotans age 65 and older will now have a 
>24-hour window of time beginning at 5:00 am 
>Tuesday to pre-register for a randomized 
>opportunity to get an appointment. Signing up 
>for the pre-registration list means you will 
>have a chance to be randomly selected, so you do 
>not have to register right away: it is not a first come, first serve system.
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>We strongly encourage pre-registering online at 
><http://mn.gov/findmyvaccine>mn.gov/findmyvaccine. 
>The website will be open for pre-registering 
>from 5:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 26 until 5:00 
>a.m. on Wednesday, January 27. If you are unable 
>to register online, you may call 833-431-2053 to 
>sign up. The call center will be open from 9:00 
>a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 26 for 
>those that are unable to use the website to register.
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>Due to high demand for vaccine appointments, we 
>encourage Minnesotans to make appointments 
>online if at all possible and if the call center 
>line is busy, try calling again later.
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>Everyone who is currently on the waitlist from 
>the first week will be automatically 
>pre-registered to be randomly selected for an appointment.
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>Minnesotans can only sign up for the 
>pre-registration list once. The registration 
>system will automatically remove duplicate 
>entries and you cannot transfer your appointment 
>to someone else. If you are selected and cannot 
>use your appointment, another Minnesotan on the 
>pre-registration list will be randomly selected for that appointment.
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>If you are randomly selected to receive a 
>vaccine this week, you will be notified on 
>Wednesday, January 27 by text, email, or phone 
>with instructions on how to finalize your 
>appointment. If you elect to receive a phone 
>call, please be certain to answer your phone as, 
>due to time constraints in filling appointments, 
>reservationists will make two contact attempts.
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>Appointments are required to receive a shot. 
>Minnesotans without an appointment should not 
>visit a community vaccination pilot clinic. No 
>walk-ins will be accepted, and anyone with the 
>intention of walking in for an appointment will 
>be asked to leave and given information on how 
>to sign up for an appointment. Minnesotans who 
>make an appointment should arrive at their 
>assigned pilot clinic no earlier than 15 minutes 
>before their appointment to ensure social distancing.
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>Only about 8,000 doses of the vaccine will be 
>available to Minnesotans age 65 and over at the 
>pilot community clinics this week. Demand will 
>outpace supply, and Minnesotans are encouraged 
>to remain patient for their shot as we wait for 
>the federal government to provide more vaccine.
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>Mass Vaccination Pilot Event for Educators, 
>School Staff and Child Care Providers:
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>The State announced a mass vaccination pilot 
>event for metro area educators, school staff and 
>child care providers at the Xcel Energy Center 
>this week. The state is allocating 15,000 
>Moderna vaccine doses to be administered 
>Thursday, January 28 through Monday, February 1 for this event.
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>To adjust for the opening of the new metro 
>clinic, the two other pilot clinics in the metro 
>area will serve only adults 65 years of age and 
>older this week. In addition to the metro 
>clinic, Greater Minnesota clinics will also 
>continue to serve education and child care workers this week.
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>These clinics are not open to walk ups. School 
>districts, charter schools, tribal schools and 
>nonpublic school organizations will work 
>directly with employees to secure an appointment 
>through the state-sponsored pilot clinics. Child 
>care programs are randomly selected and will be 
>notified if vaccines are available. Education 
>and child care workers who have questions should work with their employer.
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>Metro area educators, school staff and child 
>care providers who received their first dose at 
>the Brooklyn Center clinic will return to that 
>clinic for their second dose. The Andover clinic 
>has been moved to Blaine. Those who received 
>their first dose at the Andover clinic will 
>receive a notification that they will now 
>receive their second dose at the new clinic in Blaine.
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>Updates to Pilot Clinic Locations:
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>The pilot clinic operating in Andover last week 
>is relocating to Blaine this week. The pilot 
>clinics operating this week are located in 
>Blaine, Brooklyn Center, Fergus Falls, Mountain 
>Iron, Thief River Falls, Sartell, North Mankato, 
>Rochester, Marshall and St. Paul.
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>This week, pilot clinics in Blaine and Brooklyn 
>Center will serve only adults 65 years of age 
>and older and the new pop-up clinic at Xcel 
>Energy Center will serve only educators, school 
>staff, and child care providers from the Twin Cities metro.
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>Daniel J. Ashman, CLVT
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>Employment Specialist
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>Phone: (612) 872-0100 x 232
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>Fax: (612) 872-9358
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>Blindness: Learning in New Dimensions, Inc.
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>100 East 22nd Street
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>Minneapolis, MN 55404
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