St. Olaf is partnering with Northfield Urgent Care to bring vaccine clinics to campus. The college is also currently working with Rice County Department of Health to offer vaccine opportunities to those students, faculty and staff that fall into the current priority categories. Additional categories will be identified and submitted by St. Olaf as allowed by Rice County, which may not fully correspond with the state’s eligibility in the Vaccine Connector tool mentioned below. This is due to the vaccine being offered by various providers throughout the state.
If you have the opportunity to receive the vaccine somewhere else — including at a state vaccination site, through another employer, from your healthcare provider, or at a local pharmacy — please strongly consider it. Students are allowed to leave campus to get a vaccine, but need to fill out the request form and email c19vaccinetransport@stolaf.edu.
Northfield Hospitals and Clinics has created a vaccine waitlist open to anyone age 16 and older.
The state also rolled out a helpful tool, which all can use to help determine their eligibility. Access the Vaccine Connector tool linked here. In the days ahead, the Vaccine Connector will inform newly-eligible Minnesotans about vaccine opportunities in their area. If you are eligible, you may also be selected to make an appointment at one of the state’s COVID-19 Community Vaccination Program sites. If you are selected, you will be notified by text, email, or phone call by one of the state vaccination partners running those sites, Vault Health or Primary Bio. Additional community vaccination sites may launch as the federal government makes more vaccines available in the future.
If you need to update your Vaccine Connector profile, contact the Minnesota COVID-19 Vaccine Connector Hotline at 833-431-2053.
If you are eligible to get vaccinated, you do not have to wait for information from the Minnesota COVID-19 Vaccine Connector before you get your shot. You can connect with your primary health care provider or use the Find Vaccine Locations map to find a vaccine appointment near you.