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Governor Opens Vaccine Booster Eligibility to All Adults
ST. PAUL -- Governor Tim Walz announced that all fully-vaccinated Minnesotan adults can now get their booster shots.
Anyone over eighteen who received a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine at least six months ago or Johnson and Johnson at least two months ago is now eligible for a booster.
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The announcement comes as hospitals are seeing a spike in cases across the state.
According to the Center for Disease Control, 26.1 percent of Minnesotans are fully vaccinated, making Minnesota second in the nation in vaccine booster coverage.
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