Manitoba announced that they will be receiving more of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine next week which will be enough to immunize an additional 900 priority health-care workers.
Those who are eligible can begin booking appointments for immunization clinics scheduled between Monday December 21 and Wednesday December 23.
“This was a monumental week in Manitoba as the first few hundred doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered to the first priority group of health-care providers, bringing long-awaited hope to many Manitobans and protection for the health-care system,” said Pallister. “By end of day today, we will have immunized 900 health-care workers on the front line of this pandemic, and as we secure more vaccine supply, we’re able to open up 900 more opportunities for immunization to protect our health-care workers and the Manitobans they care for.”
The list of those eligible for the vaccination is the same as in the first wave this week. Priority health-care workers on the front-lines must meet the following criteria in order to receive the vaccine:
- work in critical care units, born on or before Dec. 31, 1970;
- work in acute care facilities, born on or before Dec. 31, 1960;
- work in long term care facilities, born on or before Dec. 31, 1960; or
- be assigned to COVID-19 immunization clinics.
Those receiving the inoculation will be required to receive a second shot in 19 to 23 days after receiving the first shot.
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