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Publishing date: Jun 30, 2021 • 5 hours ago • 4 minute read • Dr. Joss Reimer, medical officer of health, Manitoba Health and Seniors Care, and medical lead, Manitoba Vaccine Implementation Task Force and Johanu Botha, co-lead, Vaccine Implementation Task Force during the COVID-19 vaccine update media conference at the Manitoba Legislative building Wednesday. MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS / POOL 210216 - Wednesday, February 16, 2021 Photo by MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS / POOL /Winnipeg Sun
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Manitoba has reached an important non-reopening milestone, in that the vaccine task force has injected more doses than there are people in the province.
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With some concern over vaccine supply, the province is continuing to roll-out mass COVID-19 vaccinations, adding supersites in the coming weeks, changing vaccine eligibility and adding staff.
Manitoba is getting its seventh vaccination supersite in Steinbach in May, representatives from Manitoba’s Vaccine Implementation Task Force (VITF) announced in a press conference on Wednesday. The site will be able to administer more than 420 daily vaccinations depending on supply.
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As of Wednesday, around 300,000 vaccines were administered in Manitoba, with 458,410 doses delivered to the province. This includes 284,310 doses of Pfizer vaccine, 90,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine and 84,100 doses of AstraZeneca (AZ). Manitoba expects to receive 28,400 doses of Moderna vaccine this week.
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Dr. Joss Reimer, medical lead, Manitoba Vaccine Implementation Task Force, speaks about COVID-19 vaccination initiatives and answers media questions during a COVID-19 live-streamed press conference at the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg Wednesday, March 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
WINNIPEG - Manitoba expanded the eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines Friday as health officials warned that a third wave of the pandemic appears to be underway. We are now starting to see our case numbers increasing overall in Manitoba, said Dr. Joss Reimer, medical lead of the province s task force. It looks like we re in the beginning of a third wave. Right now, this means that the actions of all Manitobans are critical to ensure that we continue to protect each other.