COVID-19 Wednesday.Dr. Joss Reimer, lead of the province’s vaccine task force will be joined by the task force’s operations, planning and logistics lead, Johanu Botha at a 12:30 p.m.
press conference. Manitoba vax-a-thon organizers on pins and needles, hope for 20K participants Global News will stream the event live in this story.The media availability comes as the province holds its first ever first-ever walk-in vax-a-thon Wednesday with hopes to get 20,000 shots into the arms of Manitobans Wednesday.The move sees all supersites in Manitoba offering shots without an appointment, and 8,000 Pfizer shots are being specifically earmarked for youth aged 12 to 17.Reimer and Botha are holding their press conference at the large-scale vaccine.