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Mpls. Convention Center Takes On New Purpose As Community Vaccination Site

"I really wanted to do my part to get the pandemic reduced and eliminate these deaths," Pat Grans, from Stillwater said.

(CBS News)

March 4, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minneapolis Convention Center has been closed to commercial events for the last year, but now it’s a community vaccination clinic for people 65 and older.

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“I really wanted to do my part to get the pandemic reduced and eliminate these deaths,” Pat Grans, from Stillwater said.

Everyone at that site was randomly selected by the state to get their spot in the vaccine line for seniors.

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