(KNSI) – The Minnesota State Fair wrapped up Monday, and Gov. Tim Walz says more than 3,000 fairgoers got their COVID-19 vaccines at the fair this year.
According to the governor’s office, 3,118 people got a COVID vaccine shot at the fair, and 3,042 of those vaccine recipients claimed the $100 gift card incentive.
“Over 3,000 more Minnesotans have received protection against COVID-19 thanks to the State Fair’s Community Vaccination Clinic. Thank you to everyone who made this convenient vaccination opportunity for Minnesotans possible,” Walz said. “We need every eligible Minnesotan to roll up their sleeves and get their shot so we can have a safe, healthy fall and make our schools safer for students and teachers. Our children who cannot yet get vaccinated are relying on you.”
About one-third of fairgoers who got their first shot at the fair did so in the first five days of the fair.
“Our mission has always been to make getting COVID-19 shots as easy and convenient as possible,” said Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. “The State Fair vaccination clinic was a huge success in meeting more than 3,000 people where they are to continue building broad community protection against COVID-19. Vaccines and opportunities to get vaccinated are widely available across the state. If we want to keep our kids in schools and parents at work this year, we need everyone who is eligible to do their part and get vaccinated.”
Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer vaccine doses were being distributed at the North End Event Center throughout the entire 2021 fair.
59.9 percent of all Minnesotans have gotten at least one COVID-19 shot, as of last Thursday. 56.3 percent of the state’s population is now considered fully vaccinated. COVID-19 vaccines are still available throughout the state at no cost for anyone 12 and older, with or without health insurance.
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