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  WINNIPEG -- Manitoba is slowly closing in on the 80 per cent mark of eligible residents receiving their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 70 per cent for dose two. As of Monday, 78.7 per cent have dose one, while 66.5 per cent have double dipped. Health officials in the province continue to encourage people to get vaccinated so Manitoba can open up further, but residents are being reminded that some side effects can happen from the vaccine and if people have concerns they should con...

  WINNIPEG -- Manitobans will soon be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine and visit a provincial park at the same time. On Wednesday Johanu Botha, operations, planning and logistics lead for the Vaccine Implementation Task Force, announced that the province will be holding pop-cup vaccine clinics at Manitoba provincial parks. “In the next few weeks pop-up clinics are going to be available at a number of campgrounds in different provincial parks,” he said. “We’re very excited about this...

Author of the article: Josh Aldrich 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 P...

The Manitoba government has announced new strategies to improve the accessibility of the COVID-19 vaccine to encourage more residents to get their first dose.

Having the province reach the 70 per cent vaccination milestone for all Manitobans over the age of 12 won’t be enough to completely stop the transmission of COVID-19, according to health officials.

Brandon Sun By: Kimberley Kielley Save to Read Later 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. Advertisement Manitoba’s va...

Article continues below advertisement ↴ Health officials say the fear and systemic pressures impacting many Manitobans pandemic experiences can be met with an understanding of how the fears were created in the first place. As more Manitobans get second COVID-19 vaccine doses, restrictions will be loosened, starting with those who have received their second dose of the vaccine.  For some, getting the first dose continues to be a difficult decision.  "The thing that we need to do is to demons...

The Manitoba government has expanded eligibility for the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

  WINNIPEG -- Manitobans, Canadians and people around the world have been documenting their experiences getting the COVID-19 vaccine, but one Manitoba man has had a yabba dabba doo time with his shot. Todd Scott decided to get his vaccine dressed up as Fred Flintstone. He said he needed to find a costume that didnt have sleeves to make it easy to receive the vaccine. "I was just thinking, You know what, I am going to get my vaccine. I am going to have fun with this," said Scott. "Fred Fl...

Second-dose COVID-19 appointment bookings start May 21 Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach Posted on 05/20/2021 at 11:00 am Dr. Joss Reimer, medical lead of the Vaccine Implementation Task Force, at a recent vaccination briefing. The province has announced that Manitobans with specific medical conditions can begin to book second-dose COVID-19 vaccine appointments starting May 21, 2021. “As more vaccine is scheduled to arrive in Manitoba, we can begin to book second doses, starting with peop...