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County Officials In Minnesota Say Requesting Vaccines ‘Is A Delicate Process'

There's a big difference in vaccination progress from county to county.

(CBS News)

March 16, 2021

MINNESOTA (WCCO) – More than one million Minnesotans have at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, but there’s a big difference in progress from county to county.

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Nearly half the people living in Cook County have had at least one shot, and their 46.5% vaccination rate is the highest in the state while Sherburne County has the lowest, with 14.1 percent of its population being vaccinated.

About 300 people will get their shots in Sherburne this week after the county was allocated 300 doses from the Minnesota Department of Health.

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