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Eligibility could drop to age 65 next week
Last Modified: 9:34 AM CDT Thursday, Mar. 18, 2021 | Updates
Dr. Joss Reimer, medical lead for the Manitoba Vaccine Implementation Task Force, anticipates the age could drop to 65 next week. (John Woods / The Canadian Press files)
Manitobans in their golden years eager to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will soon have their chance, the doctor in charge of the province’s vaccine roll out said Wednesday, with appointments set to open to people 65-plus next week.
Manitobans in their golden years eager to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will soon have their chance, the doctor in charge of the province’s vaccine roll out said Wednesday, with appointments set to open to people 65-plus next week.
The race is on for the province to nearly double its capacity and deliver 20,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses a day next month.
The race is on for the province to nearly double its capacity and deliver 20,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses a day next month.
In just four weeks, vaccine deliveries are expected to ramp up significantly, but on Friday, the province only had the capacity to dole out about 12,500 lifesaving shots.
The Manitoba government has set a goal to give out 20,000 jabs daily in order to keep up with the minimum 1.5 million doses it will receive from the federal government from April to June.
Manitoba reached a new milestone in its COVID-19 vaccine rollout Monday afternoon as the first members of the general public received their initial shots.
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Manitobans 95 years of age and over, and First Nations people 75 and older, can now begin booking vaccination appointments in the province as eligibility…