Last night the first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Canada.
Distribution is set to begin today where vaccines are to be sent to 14 distribution sites across the country, in all 10 provinces.
Trudeau made the arrival announcement on Twitter last night, adding,
“This is good news. But our fight against COVID-19 is not over. Now more than ever, let’s keep up our vigilance.”
Manitoba will be receiving enough doses to immunize about 900 people.
Healthcare workers in the province can now make an appointment to receive the vaccine, with inoculations beginning Wednesday.
In order to be eligible for the vaccine, health care workers must have direct contact with patients and meet set criteria.
Older workers in direct contact with patients as well as those in the clinics will be at the front of the line, and the government says bookings will be accepted in the order they are received.
