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Eligibility to be immunized at a super site or pop-up clinic includes individuals aged 60 or older and First Nation people aged 40 or older. Anyone who has been in Manitoba for one month or more can receive the vaccine at no cost if they meet provincial eligibility requirements.
Manitoba COVID-19 vaccine bulletin – 62 Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach Posted on 04/09/2021 at 1:00 pm Another vaccination super site will soon open to help protect Manitobans from COVID-19. The second super site in Winnipeg will open at the Winnipeg Soccer Federation – Soccer North complex on Leila Avenue as early as May 7. Additional super sites in rural Manitoba will be announced next week. Appointments Appointments are currently available at super sites in Winnipeg, Brandon, Thompson, Selkirk and Morden. Eligible individuals can book their appointment at a super site online at protectmb....
Manitoba COVID-19 vaccine bulletin – 61 Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach Posted on 04/07/2021 at 1:00 pm Two telephone towns halls focused on the province’s COVID-19 immunization campaign will be held next week. Participants will include Health and Seniors Care Minister Heather Stefanson, Dr. Brent Roussin, chief provincial public health officer, and Dr. Joss Reimer and Johanu Botha from the province’s Vaccine Implementation Task Force. A session for rural and northern Manitoba will take place on Tuesday, April 13 at 6:30 p.m. A session for people living in Winnipeg will be held on Thursday,...
WINNIPEG -- Although Manitoba is still waiting for information on how much supply of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine it will receive, the members of the vaccination task force are making plans for how to administer the vaccine, and who will receive it. During a briefing Wednesday morning, Dr. Joss Reimer, the medical lead of the Vaccine Implementation Task Force, said the first doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine could go to people between the ages of 50 and 65 years old. “Within that group, we are trying to identify who is the highest-risk, so we’re finalizing the details of who tha...
Manitoba COVID-19 vaccine bulletin – 33 Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach Vaccine Administration To date, 41,817 doses of vaccine have been administered including 32,461 first doses and 9,356 second doses. As of Jan. 31, Manitoba remains second in the country in the number of people who have received two doses of vaccine and are fully protected against COVID-19, at 616 people per 100,000. Focused Immunization Teams (FITs) have now provided a first dose of the vaccine to every personal care home in the province. Final data is still being compiled, but as of Jan. 31, an estimated 8,112 eligible and...