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Minnesota could receive first COVID vaccine doses next week
The federal government, which controls the distribution of the vaccine to the states, has told Minnesota officials that the first shipment will contain 46,800 doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
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COVID vaccinations expected to begin today in Minnesota
Thousands of doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine started arriving this week in Minnesota. The first vaccinations are scheduled to start today at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center and next week at hospitals and clinics statewide.
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