Winnipeg Free Press
By: Danielle Da Silva
| Posted: 3:13 PM CST Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020
Last Modified: 5:54 PM CST Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020
| Updates
Winnipeg Free Press
With the first 900 doses of COVID-19 vaccine having arrived safely in Manitoba and ready to be plunged into the arms of health-care workers, the province will begin the "monumental" task of immunizing at-risk residents.
"This is a monumental challenge — a historic challenge," Premier Brian Pallister said during a media briefing Tuesday. "I ask all Manitobans for their patience and understanding as we gradually roll out our program as more vaccine becomes available."
On Tuesday morning, a cargo plane carrying the province’s initial shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, stored in ultra-cold freezers, touched down in Winnipeg.