Manitoba delivers first public doses of COVID-19 vaccine Harry George Freeman, 79, readies for his shot at the COVID-19 vaccination super site in Winnipeg on Monday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kevin King A painless prick to his arm — the first of two vaccine doses George Freeman will receive this month — signalled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic for the Manitoba senior and his home province. Winnipeg Free Press A painless prick to his arm — the first of two vaccine doses George Freeman will receive this month — signalled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic for the Manitoba senior and his home province.