H1N1 Flu Shots
As of October 30, 2009, Manitoba has been advised the province will receive 15,500 doses of vaccine next week, well below the expected 72,000 doses.
As a result, each health region will be adjusting their plans according to their population and geographic realities. Mass immunization clinics may be postponed in some regions.
Many regions will continue to provide vaccine to people in the first priority group with a particular emphasis for people most at risk of severe illness. This includes targeting these individuals on the priority list:
- children aged six months to under five years old;
- anyone of Aboriginal ancestry (First Nations, Métis or Inuit);
- people under 55 with a severe chronic medical or other risk condition; and
- pregnant women.
This focuses on the key populations in Manitoba's priority list who are most at risk of severe illness or death. For more details on how to access vaccine, please contact your local regional health authority.
The week of November 2, 2009, Manitoba will take delivery of vaccine that does not have an adjuvant. This vaccine is for pregnant women. Manitoba expects to receive approximately 9,200 doses of the Australia-based vaccine obtained by the federal government.
For personal health advice call your health care provider
or call Health Links-Info Santé at
788-8200 or 1-888-315-9257
