Second Dose Eligibility

  • Anyone who received their first dose of vaccine on or before March 29, 2021 can now book their second dose appointment – NEW May 26
  • All Indigenous people ages 12 and up in Manitoba can begin booking second dose appointments as long as they meet the minimum time interval between doses.

In addition,  people with these priority conditions can book their second dose-appointment:

  • receiving hemodialysis OR peritoneal dialysis
  • liver cirrhosis due to any cause OR portal hypertension
  • severe heart failure
  • cancers including solid tumor and blood (leukemia/lymphoma) who will or are receiving chemotherapy, immunosuppressive therapy or immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g., nivolumab, pembrolizumab)
  • receiving one or more of the following medications: B cell therapies (e.g., rituximab, ocrelizumab), cyclophosphamide, alemtuzumab, calcineurin inhibitors (cyclosporine, tacrolimus), chronic dose prednisone >=20mg/day, mycophenolate, and JAK inhibitors (e.g., tofacitinib)
  • have received or are on the list to receive a solid organ transplant
  • have received a stem cell transplant OR CAR-T therapy at least 3 months ago.
  • Down syndrome
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
  • individuals receiving home care ≥ 4 times/week OR receiving 24/7 Community Living Disability Services supports (or as per family physician determination of equivalent levels of family support).

To book a second-dose appointment, individuals must have:

  • received a Pfizer vaccine 21 days before their second-dose appointment date; or
  • received a Moderna vaccine 28 days before their second-dose appointment date.

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Eligible Manitobans can book second-dose Pfizer and Moderna appointments via the online system or by calling 1-844-MAN-VACC (1-844-626-8222).

To book second dose appointments when they are eligible, people will need to know when they received their first dose and the type of vaccine they received.  If someone does not recall this information, it is can be found through their immunization record at sharedhealthmb.ca/covid19/test-results/.

People who do not have a health card number or online access can contact their local public health office for this information.  A printed copy or official proof of immunization is not required to book or attend a second-dose appointment. Contact information for public health offices is available at: www.manitoba.ca/health/publichealth/offices.html.

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