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Question about Manitoba's low rate of Covid vaccinations

Professor05
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Professor05
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Question about Manitoba's low rate of Covid vaccinations
3/11/2021 at 8:04 AM

According to CTV news Covid vaccination tracker March 10, Manitoba's rate for 'Received dosages administered' is one of the lowest in Canada at 63.2%. By comparison Saskatchewan's is just over 100% and Alberta's is 94.6%. Why is our rate so low?
BiG Mack
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BiG Mack
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???
3/11/2021 at 8:53 AM

Professor05 said "According to CTV news Covid vaccination tracker March 10, Manitoba's rate for 'Received dosages administered' is one of the lowest in Canada at 63.2%. By comparison Saskatchewan's is just over 100% and Alberta's is 94.6%. Why is our rate so low? "
How can Saskatchewan have over 100% that is not possible...
Professor05
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Professor05
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I agree - more than 100% is not possible
3/11/2021 at 10:01 AM

However, I used the numbers presented in the news article.
Cjford
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Cjford
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3/11/2021 at 10:13 AM

smalltownboy said "Could it have anything to do with getting 6 doses from a 5 dose vial of Pfizer vaccine, before they changed the labelling? "
Thats exactly how they are getting it. Has been explained in news a few times over the course of vaccinations.
Farmergeorge
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Farmergeorge
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3/11/2021 at 10:13 AM

Vaccine supply of course is very limited and we have to be patient but to be honest it’s not easy to get meaningful information about the covid vaccination. If a person doesn’t have access to or does not use the internet then it is all the more difficult to find out when or where they may be able to get vaccinated or their eligibility.
BiG Mack
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BiG Mack
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110%
3/11/2021 at 10:23 AM

Cjford said "Thats exactly how they are getting it. Has been explained in news a few times over the course of vaccinations. "
Well still silly. It doesn't matter if you can pull an extra dose or 4 you are still using 100% of what you have been provided with.
Brandonite77
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Brandonite77
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Sask..
3/11/2021 at 11:15 AM

Sask has operations for receiving the vaccine open until 11pm every day, 7 days a week! Which is more then I can say for Manitoba. This would reflect a higher rate.