Manitoba COVID-19 vaccine bulletin – 76
Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach
Eligibility
Eligibility to be immunized at a super site or pop-up clinic has been expanded to include individuals aged 30 or older and Indigenous people aged 18 and older.
In addition, all adults aged 18 and older who live or work in specified jobs in priority communities continue to be eligible to make an appointment. Maps and other information about community-based eligibility are available at manitoba.ca.
Eligibility also includes people aged 18 and older who:
are pregnant;
work in any health-care setting including outpatient settings; or
work as a front-line police officer or firefighter.
Eligibility for the AstraZeneca/Covishield vaccine includes individuals aged 40 or older and people aged 30 to 39 with priority health conditions. A complete list is available online.
Manitoba COVID-19 vaccine bulletin – 75
Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach
Eligibility
Eligibility to be immunized at a super site or pop-up clinic has been expanded to include individuals aged 40 or older and Indigenous people aged 18 and older.
In addition, all adults aged 18 and older who live or work in specified jobs in these priority communities continue to be eligible to make an appointment:
Prairie Mountain Health – Brandon East End and Brandon Downtown;
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority – Inkster West, Fort Garry South, Seven Oaks West, Downtown East, Point Douglas South, Inkster East, Point Douglas North, Downtown West, River East South, St. Vital North and Seven Oaks East; and
Eligibility to be immunized at a super site or pop-up clinic has been expanded to include individuals aged 45 or older and Indigenous people aged 18 and older. Manitoba expects that eligibility will expand to include all people aged 18 or older by May 21.
Manitoba COVID-19 vaccine bulletin – 72
Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach
Eligibility
Eligibility also includes people aged 18 and older who:
are pregnant,
work in any health care setting including outpatient settings, or
work as a front-line police officer or firefighter.
All adults aged 18 and older who live or work in specified jobs in these priority communities are eligible to make an appointment:
Prairie Mountain Health – Brandon East End and Brandon Downtown;
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority – Inkster West, Fort Garry South, Seven Oaks West, Downtown East, Point Douglas South, Inkster East, Point Douglas North and Downtown West; and
Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority – Powerview-Pine Falls.
All adults who live or work (in any role) in the Northern Regional Health Authority, as well as Churchill, are also eligible. A map and other information about community-based eligibility is available at manitoba.ca.
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Manitoba is now offering the AstraZeneca/Covishield vaccine to those in the 30-39 age group with priority health conditions.
“(This) provides more Manitobans throughout the entire province to get a vaccine that will help protect them, protect their families and protect their community as well,” said Dr. Jazz Atwal, deputy chief provincial public health officer, at the COVID-19 update Friday. “It’s more about making it available with the doses coming in that we have to ensure more access and that it is more equitable and it’s a little bit more far-reaching with our distributive channels.”
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