COVID In MN: Health Dept. Receives $3M In FEMA Funds To Set Up 3 Vaccination Centers

CBS Minnesota

February 23, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has received $3 million in federal funding to put towards costs in the state’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan, including setting up vaccination centers.

The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It’s to help the state set up three vaccination centers throughout the state for “rapid distribution and administration of available COVID-19 vaccines.”

Joe Kelly, the director of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Homeland Security and Emergency Management division, says the funds helped the state launch the COVID-19 Vaccine Connector, which alerts those about vaccine eligibility and vaccination opportunities.

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