Winnipeg Free Press Immunizations begin next week in seven care homes By: Larry Kusch and Carol Sanders | Posted: 12:25 PM CST Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 Last Modified: 8:45 PM CST Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 | Updates Winnipeg Free Press While Premier Brian Pallister boasted about the province’s readiness to vaccinate Manitobans quickly, his officials couldn’t say Wednesday how many immunizers have been hired or how many are needed. It was also learned that Manitoba is just now in the process of hiring a provincial COVID-19 immunization director. Pallister announced that the first personal care home residents in Manitoba will begin receiving the virus vaccine Jan. 11.