As Manitoba approaches one year since its first COVID-19 case, Premier Brian Pallister is looking back on the hard lessons learned, the lives lost and how Manitobans have changed.
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.
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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
The Manitoba government is making changes to its COVID-19 vaccination rollout plan in the wake of the decision to delay the second dose of the vaccine, which could mean more eligible Manitobans could receive a shot by spring.
Communities at risk of flooding, fire or losing winter road access or where access is across a waterway will be prioritized first. The community prioritization index will then include communities that have experienced high fatality rates due to COVID-19 and significant outbreaks. This will help ensure those that may be affected by spring or summer emergencies do not have issues compounded by the pandemic. In total, 63 First Nation communities across the province, six northern rural municipalities and 47 Northern Affairs communities will be included in the community prioritization index. Northern Affairs communities include Métis, First Nation and non-Indigenous populations. Anderson noted that reaching these communities in one trip is more effective than making multiple trips, especially for First Nations that are challenging to access. Therefore, community residents aged 18 and over will be eligible to receive their vaccine at a community-based vaccination site. Communities ma