A new online tool launched by the Manitoba government on Monday shows your place in line on the vaccine priority list.
The Vaccine Queue Calculator shows the current vaccination priority line, which the province explains is based on health risk, with the guidance of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization.
Click here to access it.
Pictured: the Vaccine Queue Calculator went online Monday
First Nations Immunization Plan Update
On Monday, the province also released more details on the vaccination plans for First Nations people in Manitoba.
Dr. Marcia Anderson, public health lead for Manitoba First Nation Pandemic Response Co-ordination Team was joined by Dr. Joss Reimer for the update.
When the province begins the age-based vaccine rollout next month, they explained, First Nations people will be prioritized within each age group because of the disproportionate impact the virus has had on Indigenous people.
On Friday, the pandemic response team reported 73% of all presumed active cases in Manitoba were First Nations people.
“First Nations people experience severe and significant effects of COVID-19, with an increasing proportion of cases and over-representation in hospitalizations, ICU admissions and death,” said Dr. Marcia Anderson, “this means we need to ensure First Nations in Manitoba have access to the vaccine in an equitable and timely way – both to protect those most at risk, and to protect our health-care system from being overwhelmed.”
