Delivery delays for the Moderna vaccine are causing the province to postpone some pop-up COVID-19 vaccination appointments in Dauphin and other local communities.
All 24 pop-up clinics on the schedule from April 12 to 15 across the province will be postponed due to the supply issue.
The province says appointments will be rescheduled when the Moderna vaccine delivery schedule gets back on track — but no specific date has been mentioned yet.
The pop-up clinics that are affected by the postponement include:
• Steinbach (April 12, 13, 14 and 15)
• Pine Falls (April 13)
• Stonewall (April 13)
• Flin Flon (April 13, 14 and 15)
• Virden (April 13)
• Russell (April 13)
• Gladstone (April 13)
• Pinawa (April 14)
• Eriksdale (April 14)
• Teulon (April 14)
• The Pas (April 14)
• Swan River (April 14)
• Killarney (April 14)
• Portage la Prairie (April 14 and 15)
• Arborg (April 15)
• St. Laurent (April 15)
• Beausejour (April 15)
• Dauphin (April 15)
The province will be reaching out to affected people by phone, email and text to advise them of this change.
Appointments remain available at the super sites, since they primarily rely on the Pfizer vaccine.
The eligibility to be immunized at a super site or pop-up clinic is unchanged, and includes individuals aged 64 or older and First Nation people aged 44 or older.
Anyone who has been in Manitoba for one month or more can receive the vaccine at no cost if they meet provincial eligibility requirements.
