$200 Gift Cards For Vaccinated Kids: Find A Shot In AV, Rosemount

APPLE VALLEY/ROSEMOUNT, MN — Minnesota officials are offering gift cards to Minnesota kids who get vaccinated against the coronavirus to start 2022, and there are many places find a vaccine in and near Apple Valley and Rosemount.

Minnesota kids who are 5-11 will get a $200 Visa gift card if they receive their first and second doses of the coronavirus vaccine between Jan. 1 and Feb. 28 through the "Kids Deserve a Shot" campaign. Families can receive a $200 gift card for each child vaccinated during that period.
Families can request gift cards until 11:59 p.m. Feb. 28, with officials to distribute them in March.

Click here for more information and to request a gift card.

The Pfizer-BioNTech is the only coronavirus vaccine the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has authorized for emergency use for children ages 5-11.

Residents who receive the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech must get their second shots at least 21 days after the first, according to the CDC.

That means kids must get their first shots by Feb. 7 to have enough time to get their second shots by the end of February and qualify for a gift card.

Minnesota's "Kids Deserve a Shot" campaign also awarded $100,000 scholarships to five students in 2021 to encourage children to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.

The campaign also offered a slew of other prizes to encourage kids to get vaccinated, including tickets and gear from Minnesota's professional and college sports teams, a "zookeeper for a day" experience, and much more.

Officials are set to bring back scholarship drawings in the spring.

Apple Valley/Rosemount-area locations with vaccines for kids 5-11(appointments required for all):

• Walmart Pharmacy
  • 7835 150th St W, Apple Valley
• Walgreens
  • 15034 Shannon Pkwy, Rosemount
• Hy-Vee
  • 1500 Central Park Commons Dr, Eagan
  • 16150 Pilot Knob Rd, Lakeville
• Allina Health
  • 1110 Yankee Doodle Rd, Eagan
• Sam's Club Pharmacy
  • 14940 Florence Trail, Apple Valley
• CVS Pharmacy
  • 15560 Pilot Knob Rd, Apple Valley
• Dakota County Western Service Center
  • 14955 Galaxie Ave, Apple Valley
• Cub Pharmacy
  
  • 15350 Cedar Ave, Apple Valley