VANCOUVER B.C. s provincial health officer said she will have details Thursday on what dose two could look like for those who received the AstraZeneca vaccine. AstraZeneca is linked with a very rare type of blood clot of which B.C. has now recorded three cases. Dr. Bonnie Henry said the latest case involves a man in his 30s in the Island Health region who is recovering in hospital. However, Henry did provide a crucial detail: those who received AstraZeneca will be given the choice as to what kind of vaccine they receive for their second dose. The data that we re seeing shows that if you have AstraZeneca, and the second dose with an mRNA vaccine, it may give you even better protection, she said.
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Johanu Botha, co-lead, Manitoba’s Vaccine Implementation. Botha expressed concern Wednesday over no delivery date for the Moderna vaccine supply as the federal government has not confirmed a delivery schedule or its size for the province. (Winnipeg Free Press)
Anyone who received a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine on or before March 29 can now book their second dose.
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Manitoba’s vaccine task force announced the decision to extend eligibility during a media briefing on Wednesday.
Those who received their AstraZeneca vaccine currently are not eligible for their second dose, according to Johanu Botha, operations, logistics and planning lead for Manitoba’s Vaccine Implementation Task Force.