ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s coronavirus vaccination rate has accelerated after several weeks of sluggish inoculation numbers.
The state pace remained above 40,000 shots a day on Sunday, a level not previously seen for more than two weeks. Data shows a big increase in first vaccine doses which now average nearly 18,000 a day, up from about 10,000 a day a week ago.
Some of the increase can likely be attributed to 12- to 15-year-olds who are now eligible for the vaccine.
Minnesota was averaging 60,000 shots a day at one point last month before the numbers began dropping.
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