[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]In the meantime, 18,000 AstraZeneca doses are expected to ship to the province next week, and the first two weeks of April will see more than 50,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, said Botha.The news comes two days after Manitoba said it will begin delaying the timing of second doses of COVID-19 vaccine in an effort to see more get their first shot more quickly.Dr.
Joss Reimer, head of Manitoba’s vaccine implementation task force, said Wednesday the new approach will apply to all three vaccines then approved for use in Canada.“The reason for this decision at this time is based on what we’re seeing in real-world conditions about the effectiveness of the vaccines that.