Parks pop-ups planned for last-minute shots
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The province is expanding COVID-19 vaccine clinics into public spaces to boost the vaccination rate.
Currently, 78 per cent of Manitoba adults are fully vaccinated.
Two city parks are set to host vaccine clinics this weekend and future pop-up clinics are planned as part of a strategy to make it as easy as possible for people to be inoculated.
On Saturday, vaccines will be offered at Assiniboine Park in the pavilion parking lot from noon to 5 p.m. On Sunday, a vaccine clinic will be open at Kildonan Park on the service road between the pool and Rainbow Stage from noon to 5 p.m. The park clinics were announced Wednesday as part of a partnership between the provincial vaccine task force and the City of Winnipeg. This summer, clinics were held in provincial campgrounds, shopping malls and at The Forks.
“As we continue to move forward in increasing the number of people receiving a COVID-19 vaccination, our vaccine rollout strategy is ever evolving. This strategy is wide-ranging from First Nations and community hosted clinics, to focused immunization teams visiting provincial, national, urban parks and malls,” a provincial government spokesperson said in a statement.
Last week, 506 vaccinations were administered over four days at Winnipeg’s Outlet Mall, The Forks and Polo Park mall.
The province says such pop-up clinics have “proven successful.”
“The goal of these clinics is to further eliminate any barriers which may have otherwise prevented people from receiving either their first or second vaccine dose,” the spokesperson stated.