MINNEAPOLIS (KFGO) – Four Minnesota veterans’ homes are starting to vaccinate their residents against COVID-19 with the Moderna vaccine. The Minneapolis Veterans Home is receiving doses Tuesday, residents at Fergus Falls and Silver Bay are getting vaccinations Wednesday and Luverne on January 4.
Veterans Affairs Deputy Commissioner Douglas Hughes said, “I know a lot of veterans, I am a veteran, and to have these men and women who served our country be some of the first to receive the vaccination is really gratifying.”
Hughes said they hope close to 90% of veterans home residents will receive voluntary vaccinations. They’re also voluntary for staff.
