WINNIPEG Manitoba health officials are set to provide an update on Wednesday afternoon regarding the province’s COVID-19 vaccine campaign. Dr. Joss Reimer, medical lead for Manitoba’s Vaccine Implementation Task Force, and Johanu Botha, operations, logistics and planning lead for the task force, will be speaking at a news conference at 12:30 p.m. at the Manitoba Legislative Building. CTV News Winnipeg will live-stream the event. This news conference comes as Manitoba has continued to expand eligibility for second-dose vaccine bookings. To date, the province has made the following groups eligible for second doses: Anyone who received their first dose on or before May 1;
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