$100 gift cards offered for receiving first COVID vaccine at Minnesota State Fair

Health officials successful Minnesota are restarting its COVID-19 vaccine inducement program. This clip it's happening astatine the Minnesota State Fair.

In a news release, wellness officials said the archetypal 3,600 Minnesotans who person their archetypal dose of the COVID-19 vaccine would locomotion distant with a $100 Visa acquisition card.

Officials said fairgoers could person either a Pfizer oregon Johnson & Johnson vaccine astatine the assemblage vaccination session astatine the North End Event Center.

"If you’ve waited to get your shot, there’s ne'er been a amended opportunity," Gov. Tim Walz said successful a statement.

The inducement comes pursuing the state's $100 vaccine inducement programme that saw astir 80,000 Minnesotans getting acquisition cards aft receiving their archetypal dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

“Getting vaccinated is perfectly captious for protecting our children and our communities from the Delta variant,” said Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan successful a statement.

Officials accidental fairgoers bash not request to marque an appointment, bring identification, oregon security to get a dose.