WINNIPEG The organization representing doctors in Manitoba is welcoming the news of the approval of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. In a statement, Doctors Manitoba said the news of the approval means Manitobans may soon be able to receive a COVID-19 vaccine from their family doctor. “This approval means Manitobans are one step closer to getting the vaccine from their doctor, a trusted medical professional who knows their health situation best,” said Dr. Cory Baillie, president of Doctors Manitoba, in a statement. “Hundreds of doctors are registered to offer the vaccine. We are ready.” The Manitoba government has opened applications for pharmacies and medical clinics in the province to be able to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. According to Manitoba’s vaccination update on Feb. 19, more than 460 pharmacies and clinics have applied to administer a vaccine as soon as a suitable candidate becomes available.
Province partnering with physician, pharmacist organizations to prepare for COVID-19 vaccine delivery
Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach
Posted on 02/05/2021 at 9:00 am
The Manitoba government is partnering with organizations representing Manitoba physicians and pharmacists and their members to prepare for the province’s vaccine rollout of new vaccines once they are approved for use in Canada.
“We are confident in the work of our supersites and focused immunization teams with the current approved vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. But we now anticipate that new vaccines that do not need to be frozen could become available in Manitoba in the days and weeks ahead, once they are approved by Health Canada and distribution begins,” said Health and Seniors Care Minister Heather Stefanson. “To prepare, we are asking physicians and pharmacists who are interested in providing this kind of care for their patients to take part in the registration process so we can identify and crea
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Health and Seniors Care Minister Heather Stefanson announced that the province is getting ready to deliver vaccines at doctor’s offices and pharmacies, when those vaccine doses are available. (Winnipeg Free Press)
The province is driving forward with several COVID-related initiatives this week Manitobans can now access a vaccination calculator and can look forward to getting vaccinations at their local health-care provider.
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The province is driving forward with several COVID-related initiatives this week Manitobans can now access a vaccination calculator and can look forward to getting vaccinations at their local health-care provider.
Winnipeg Free Press
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Once COVID-19 vaccines that don t require special handling and transport are approved for use in Canada, the Manitoba government plans to have pharmacists and physicians in place to deliver jabs.
Winnipeg Free Press
Once COVID-19 vaccines that don t require special handling and transport are approved for use in Canada, the Manitoba government plans to have pharmacists and physicians in place to deliver jabs.
The province said Tuesday it is partnering with the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Manitoba, Manitoba College of Family Physicians, College of Pharmacists of Manitoba, Doctors Manitoba, and Pharmacists Manitoba on that phase of the rollout.