The province has announced a plan to immunize all Manitoba care home residents against COVID-19.

Premier Brian Pallister made the announcement at a press conference on Wednesday, saying all eligible care home residents will be provided with the first dose of the vaccine over a 28-day campaign. 

Pallister says every eligible care home resident will have received both doses by early March.

Both the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines require a 2nd dose about a month after the first to provide optimal protection against the virus. 

Care home immunizations in Manitoba will begin on Monday, Jan. 11 at seven locations across the province, including one in Prairie Mountain Health at Hillcrest Place in Brandon.

Next week, the province says the immunization schedule will be released for all remaining PCHs in Manitoba.