People who are not fully vaccinated are 20 times more likely to end up in ICU, said Dr. Joss Reimer, head of the province’s Vaccine Implementation Task Force…
WINNIPEG Manitoba has reached a vaccination milestone on Saturday as the province announced 51 per cent of people over the age of 18 have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. According to provincial data, as of Saturday, 638,242 first and second doses of the vaccines have now been administered in the province. “As our vaccination rollout continues to expand, we will see more and more of these milestones reached,” said Health Minister Heather Stefanson in a news release. On Friday, the government opened up Pfizer vaccine eligibility to anyone 12 and up. According to a government spokesperson as of 5:10 p.m. the same day, more than 33,000 new appointments were made, making a new daily record.
All Manitobans could get first shot by mid-May By: Colin Slark
Johanu Botha, co-lead, Vaccine Implementation Task Force said Friday that the new vaccine strategy will not change how many doses the province is receiving or the province’s daily maximum capacity for administering doses. (Winnipeg Free Press)
In Manitoba’s new best-case scenario, everyone in the province who wants to be vaccinated could get their first COVID-19 shot by May 18.
Advertisement
In Manitoba’s new best-case scenario, everyone in the province who wants to be vaccinated could get their first COVID-19 shot by May 18.
New projections were unveiled by members of the province’s Vaccine Implementation Task Force on Friday, just two days after it was announced Manitoba would be adopting advice from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization, which recommended second doses of vaccine be spaced out by up to four months to allow more people to get th
All Manitobans to receive first shot by May or June brandonsun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from brandonsun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.