Manitoba’s Vaccine Implementation Task Force announced on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, that the eligibility criteria for receiving the COVID-19 vaccine have been updated.
People aged 50 or older and First Nation people aged 30 and older are now eligible to receive the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine at a super site or pop-up clinic.
The eligibility to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine at pharmacies and medical clinics is 40 and over.
The task force noted that front-line firefighters and police officers of all ages are now eligible to make appointments to be vaccinated.
Beginning Friday, April 23, front-line workers in restaurants, schools, child care centres and grocery stores will be eligible to book appointments.
The province will also be announcing high-risk areas of the province. Anyone living in an identified high-risk area who are 18 and older will be eligible to receive the vaccine.
As of Tuesday the province has received 521,910 doses of vaccine. 364,389 doses have been administered so far in the campaign.
© News4.ca 2021
