Manitoba expands 3rd-dose eligibility to all First Nations people living on reserve
CBC
The eligibility for third doses of a COVID-19 vaccine is being expanded to include First Nations people living on reserve in Manitoba, health officials announced Monday.
The third dose should be given at least six months after the second shot and it's estimated that this change makes 7,200 more people eligible for the third shot.
The Integrated Vaccine Operations Centre, co-led by First Nations and the federal government, is being reactivated to oversee the third dose rollout and co-ordinate other supports that communities may need.
Manitoba first offered a third dose to immunocompromised people in mid-September.
That was expanded shortly after to all residents and staff of First Nations personal care homes.
The next expansion of third dose eligibility, in early October, was to thousands of health-care workers and anyone who received full courses of the AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson vaccine. That decision was made after evidence suggested waning immunity from those vaccines.
The current recommendations for third doses of COVID-19 vaccine and information about where they are being administered are available online.