Walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Minneapolis open to veterans who are front-line, essential workers

Rebecca Omastiak
A vial of the COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna sits on a table top.[David Zalubowski/Associated Press, File]

Veterans who are front-line, essential workers of any age, as well as veterans who are 65 and older, are able to participate in a walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinic Monday in Minneapolis.

No appointments are necessary for the event, to take place at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

There are 400 Moderna vaccine doses to be administered, according to site officials. Those who get their first dose Monday must commit to returning in four weeks for a second dose.

Site officials said they are offering the clinic to both enrolled and non-enrolled veterans who supply their DD214 form at the clinic.

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Veterans who are front-line, essential workers and are thus elligible include:

  • First responders (i.e. firefighters and police),
  • Corrections officers,
  • Food and agriculture workers,
  • U.S. Postal Service workers,
  • Manufacturing workers,
  • Grocery store workers,
  • Public transit workers,
  • Those who work in the education sector (teachers and support staff members),
  • Child care workers,
  • Health care workers.

Those who arrive at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, located at 1 Veterans Drive, are asked to enter through the outpatient entrance.