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Manitoba is restarting its COVID-19 vaccination efforts, following a five-day break and amidst questions about the delay.
The planned pause over Christmas was in the name of efficiency, a provincial government spokesman says, offering no other explanation on the reasoning behind the decision not to vaccinate anyone Dec. 24-28.
On Monday, the province announced nine more pandemic deaths and 107 new cases of the novel coronavirus.
As part of Manitoba s vaccination plan, the most recent immunization clinic happened Dec. 23; the next was set to start Dec. 29.
Asked whether staffing levels or limited vaccine supply contributed to the decision, the provincial spokesman sent an emailed statement, saying the program is running very smoothly and is being expanded as more doses become available.
There are now more active cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba than there are people in Flin Flon. The province announced another 383 net cases of the disease Tuesday, bringing the total number of active cases up to 5,390 province-wide.