US EditionWalz’s New Executive Order On Vaccines: Here’s What To Know
Governor Walz's order directs state agencies to remove barriers and issue standing orders, expanding COVID-19 vaccine access despite federal restrictions, ensuring continued availability.
- On Monday, September 8, Minnesota’s governor, Tim Walz, enacted an order to ensure continued access to COVID-19 vaccines in the state amid tightening federal restrictions.
- The order responds to the Trump Administration's narrowing of vaccine eligibility and withdrawal of $500 million in mRNA vaccine research funding.
- The Minnesota Department of Health, along with the state epidemiologist, is tasked with issuing a standing order to broaden vaccine administration by pharmacists and other healthcare providers, aiming to eliminate obstacles to vaccine access.
- Walz emphasized that vaccines represent a major milestone in public health advancements, while Health Commissioner Brooke Cunningham noted that Minnesota’s prior efforts have better prepared the state to manage reductions in federal vaccine funding.
- The order directs continued coordination among state agencies, insurers, and providers to protect vaccine access and monitor vaccine needs amid uncertain federal policy changes.
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Walz issues executive order on vaccines to counter federal limits
Gov. Tim Walz issued an executive order Monday to “safeguard” vaccine access in Minnesota, joining other Democratic-led states in breaking with restrictive eligibility policies unveiled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the newly approved COVID-19 vaccines for the fall season. The order also pushes back against what Walz said was a “misinformation campaign” led by U.S. Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “questioning the effectiv…
Gov. Walz signs executive order to protect access to vaccines across Minnesota
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is taking action after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. changed recommendations to limit vaccine access. Walz has signed an executive order directing the Minnesota Department of Health to expand its efforts to safeguard vaccine access. MDH will also work with partner agencies to identify and remove barriers to access. The executive order also directs the state epidemiologist to issu…
Walz counters federal vaccine moves with state-level order to maintain broad access - Austin Daily Herald
By Peter Cox Minnesota is the latest state where a Democratic administration is promising to maintain access and availability of vaccines amid a federal shift in policy that has brought the immunizations under question. Gov. Tim Walz issued an executive order Monday aiming to retain broad access to vaccines for all Minnesotans. The order directs the Minnesota Department of Health to work with other state agencies to identify, review and remove b…
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