Michelle Benson, chairwoman of a key Senate health committee, said the Minnesota Department of Health took a wrong turn when it decided to set up the pilot clinics.
Landsteiner said that state and local health officials have not approached him as part of their planning efforts.Minnesota health officials say that reporting delays cloud the true vaccine picture, noting that most of the highest-priority health care workers have gotten at least one dose and that all 369 nursing homes have had their first doses delivered.About 40% of the nearly 597,000 doses delivered to health care providers and long-term care facilities have been used, according to a state tracking website.The Bloomington-based health care system has sent e-mails or letters to its patients laying out steps on how they can schedule a vaccine appointment.
"I would ask that ultimately the Department of Health recognize that there are many independent practices across Minnesota that are willing and able to administer the vaccines to their staff," Simonson said