Author of the article: Josh Aldrich
Publishing date: Dec 23, 2020 • December 23, 2020 • 3 minute read •
LoriAnn Laramee, public health nurse, prepares dilutant for the COVID-19 vaccine in the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Wednesday, December 16, 2020. Qualified Manitobans received their first inoculation in the COVID-19 vaccination. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods Photo by John Woods /Pool/Winnipeg Sun
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The province is preparing to expand the eligibility criteria for vaccines as shipments and production ramps up, including the ability to deliver 10,000 doses of vaccine per week to Manitobans in January.
More health care workers and those at risk of serious illness, including residents in personal care homes and other seniors, will be able to get the shot in the coming weeks.