The limited number of appointments at Dauphin’s pop-up clinic filled up quickly, but officials say there are plans to bring the pop-up clinic back on a regular basis.
When the pop-up clinics were first announced on Wednesday, March 10th, the province announced the phone lines to book appointments would open the following morning at 6 a.m.
By the weekend, the Dauphin pop-up at 8th Avenue Hall was fully booked says Glenda Short, Regional Lead Community and Continuing Care with Prairie Mountain Health.
Short says anyone unable to book an appointment this time around should get another opportunity soon.
“We are looking to come back to Dauphin on a regular basis and are hoping we can announce those dates in the near future,” says Short.
Short says the Moderna vaccine is being used at the pop-ups, while mainly Pfizer is given out at the supersites. AstraZeneca has been shipped to pharmacies and medical clinics for use in a special at-risk segment of the population.
The first round of pop-up clinics in Prairie Mountain Health are setting up in Dauphin on March 18th and 19th — and in Swan River on March 24th and 25th.
Appointments are required for these sites, and can be made by calling the vaccine call centre at 1-844-626-8222 (1-844-MAN-VACC) from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily. Callers will need to have their health card ready.
The eligibility criteria for the COVID vaccine in Manitoba expands almost every day — on Thursday is was expanded to include individuals 71 years of age and older, and First Nations people 51 years of age and older.
Eligible Manitobans can also call the provincial phone line to book appointments at the supersites in Brandon, Winnipeg, Thompson, and Selkirk.
