Province unveils COVID-19 vaccination plan
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This article was published 27/01/2021 (1872 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The province unveiled its overall vaccination plan at a technical briefing for the press Wednesday morning.
But, first, vaccination task force member Dr. Joss Reimer and accompanying staff noted Manitoba ranks third in full two-dose vaccinations at 369 per 100,000 of the population, second only to Ontario at 565 and Prince Edward Island at 1,185.
The plan depends on supply and Reimer presented two scenarios – one for a low supply and one for a high supply.
The presentation laid out four stages. Stage one, which is where we are now, includes groups such as the healthcare workforce, Indigenous communities, congregate living settings and adults 70 years or older.
Stage two includes healthcare staff not included in stage one, residents and staff of all other congregate settings – such as migrant workers, correctional facilities and essential workers, assisted living facilities, shelters and supportive housing.
Stage two is also when the general population is added to the specialized rollout in the above-mentioned setting. That program begins with adults over the age of 95, and expanding the rollout by one-year increments.
Stage three, along with a list of more healthcare workers, includes Manitobans over the age of 60, beginning with anyone over the age of 75, then in one-year increments.
Stage four includes all remaining health care workers and Manitobans over the age of 18, beginning with people over the age 0f 55 – also proceeding by one-year increments.
If vaccine supplies are low, the vaccination program goes to December. Whereas, if supplies are high, as more vaccines are approved, the entire program goes to August.
Reimer noted the timelines depend on vaccine supplies reaching the province.
The plans also identify how and where vaccines will be delivered.
» Read more in Thursday’s Brandon Sun.
