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On Wednesday this week, Governor Walz announced Minnesota’s health care providers will be ready to vaccinate children 6 months and older against COVID-19 after a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel voted to recommend vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna for that age group.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) must first issue vaccination recommendations, which could happen this weekend. Following CDC’s recommendations, the federal government will then ship vaccine doses to providers in Minnesota. Federal officials expect the first doses to arrive in the state early next week, if the vaccine is authorized this weekend.
When the vaccines are available, families can do the following to find shots:
- Contact your or your child’s primary health care provider or a local pharmacy.
- Use the state’s Find Vaccine Locations to find vaccine providers near you.
- Check for vaccine appointments at Vaccines.gov, where you can search for appointments by vaccine type (e.g., Pfizer).
- Watch for vaccination clinics being offered at other community locations around Minnesota.
Frontline Worker Bonus Pay Applications open
Last week, the Frontline Worker Bonus Pay applications opened. The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (the agency charged with assisting the process) has already received over 600,000 applications. It’s important to note that Minnesotans have until July 22 to apply- it is not on a first come, first serve basis. The online application is best supported on a desktop with a Chrome or Firefox browser. Internet Explorer is not supported. You can apply today, here. There are also applications available in several languages. Please reach out to my office if you have questions or need assistance.
Keep in Touch
Please keep in touch with questions and comments you have; I’m always happy to help. You can reach me via email at rep.robert.bierman@house.mn or via phone at 651-296-5506.
Enjoy a great Father’s Day and Juneteenth weekend.
Sincerely,
Robert Bierman
State Representative
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