Manitoba COVID-19 vaccine bulletin – 81
Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach
Posted on 05/21/2021 at 1:00 pm
Indigenous people in Manitoba will be eligible to book their second-dose appointments starting on May 24 at 11:45 a.m.
In order to book a second-dose appointment, individuals must identify as Indigenous and have had received their first dose of a Pfizer or a Moderna vaccine. Those eligible can call toll-free 1-844-626-8222 (1-844-MAN-VACC) to book appointments at super sites, pop-up clinics or urban Indigenous clinics. Daily hours of operation are from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. People can also book online at protectmb.ca.
If someone does not recall the date they received their first dose, their information can be found by accessing their immunization record at sharedhealthmb.ca or by calling their local public health office.
People who have been prescribed any one of a series of heavy-duty medications, including some used for chemotherapy (cyclophophamide), cancer care (alemtuzumab), anti-organ rejection (mycophenolate), immune system suppression (calcineurin inhibitors and/or chronic dose prednisone, over 20 milligrams a day), rheumatoid arthritis (Janus kinase inhibitors) and others, can also qualify for a second dose appointment. People who have received an organ transplant, who are waiting for an organ transplant, who are receiving stem cell transplants and who are receiving dialysis are also eligible for a second dose as of May 21. Dr. Joss Reimer, medical lead of Manitoba’s Vaccine Implementation Task Force, said priorities for second doses are aimed at people who already have health issues often made worse or made deadly when COVID-19 enters the fray.
Manitoba COVID-19 vaccine bulletin – 80
Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach
Posted on 05/19/2021 at 12:35 pm
Manitobans can begin to book second-dose COVID-19 vaccine appointments starting 11:45 a.m., Friday, May 21, 2021. At this time, only people who have the following priority conditions will be able to book a second dose appointment by phone or online on Friday including:
those receiving hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis;
those with liver cirrhosis due to any cause or portal hypertension;
those with severe heart failure;
those with cancers including solid tumor and blood (leukemia/lymphoma) who will or are receiving chemotherapy, immunosuppressive therapy or immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g., nivolumab, pembrolizumab);
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