ST. PAUL, MN – Tomorrow Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen will head to the POST Consumer Brands facility in Northfield as part of the ‘Roll Up Your Sleeves, MN’ vaccine outreach campaign. This week’s outreach effort is focused on connecting manufacturing employees with vaccines.  

Commissioner Petersen will attend POST Consumer Brands' onsite employee vaccination pop-up at the food manufacturer’s facility. The company collaborated with Rice County Public Health to make the event possible.

WHAT: Commissioner Petersen visits POST Consumer Brands' onsite employee vaccination pop-up.

WHO: Commissioner Thom Petersen, POST Consumer Foods Plant Director Ben Bergstrom, Rice County Public Health Director Deb Purfeerst, and Rice County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Tracy Ackman-Shaw. 

WHEN: Thursday, April 15, 2021

• Press arrival time: 2:45pm
• Visit starts at 3:00 pm

WHERE: POST Consumer Brands manufacturing facility,  701 5th Street W, Northfield MN

RSVP: Please RSVP to Alexandra Fetissoff, alexandra@foxholecommunications.com, 908-456-7070, by noon tomorrow, Thursday, April 15. Due to safety protocols, space is limited. Those attending the tour and vaccine clinic are asked to wear long pants, closed toe shoes with no heals, no jewelry as well as no perfume or cologne. Please also wear lightweight and comfortable clothes. 

‘Roll Up Your Sleeves, MN’ Campaign:

Governor Walz launched the ‘Roll Up Your Sleeves, MN’ campaign as an outreach effort focused on connecting workers in critical industries to the resources they need to get vaccinated. In addition, workers in specific industries will be given priority at community vaccination locations depending on the outreach focus for the week. To get their “spot” in line, manufacturing employees are being asked to register in the COVID-19 Vaccine Connector  so that they can be prioritized for vaccines at state sites.

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