Province plans to have all personal care home residents immunized in 28-day campaign
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To protect vulnerable Manitobans who are at greatest risk from COVID-19, Manitoba will launch a 28-day campaign to immunize all eligible personal care home (PCH) residents in 135 sites across the province with the first dose of the vaccine.
“This is the next crucial phase in our plan to protect Manitobans from COVID-19,” said Premier Brian Pallister. “We have built a plan to immunize some of our most vulnerable people as quickly as possible, now that we can bring the vaccine to them safely. By early March, every eligible resident will have received both doses and the fullest protection we can provide against this virus.”
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Hillcrest Place will be one of the first seven personal care homes in the province to have its residents given COVID-19 vaccines.
Residents at Hillcrest Place Personal Care Home are among those getting vaccinated in the first wave of personal care home vaccinations starting next Monday.
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Residents at Hillcrest Place Personal Care Home are among those getting vaccinated in the first wave of personal care home vaccinations starting next Monday.
Premier Brian Pallister said in a release that all personal care home residents at 135 sites in the province will be vaccinated in a 28-day campaign. By early March, every eligible resident will have received both doses and the fullest protection we can provide against this virus, he said.
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Manitoba plans to immunize nearly 10,000 personal care home residents over a four-week span beginning Jan. 11, the province announced on Wednesday.
The 28-day campaign, outlined by Premier Brian Pallister during a news conference, will immunize an estimated 9,834 eligible residents at 135 homes, with the first 1,157 people getting their first doses starting next week at seven locations across the province.
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Pallister said by early March, every eligible resident will have received both doses of the vaccine. Immunizations are expected to use the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.
WINNIPEG The Manitoba government announced on Wednesday that it’s launching a 28-day campaign to get the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to all eligible personal care home residents across the province. “Our number one priority continues to be protecting our most vulnerable Manitobans and ensuring our health-care system’s there for all Manitobans when they need it,” said Premier Brian Pallister. Pallister made the announcement at a news conference, saying that by early March every eligible resident will have received both doses of the vaccine. The 28-day campaign will begin on Jan. 11. Over this first week, focused immunization teams will visit seven facilities and vaccinate about 1,157 people at: