After setting lofty vaccination goals for the summer, Manitobans are coming out in droves to get their shots — and the province is cruising along to their previous targets.
In fact, Manitoba should cross over the second vaccination threshold of its three-phase reopening plan nearly a month ahead of schedule.
The province was aiming to have 75 per cent of eligible residents immunized with one shot, and 50 per cent with two, by the August long weekend.
Now, that’s likely to happen later this week.
But a Winnipeg epidemiologist warns even once that milestone is met, and further goals are reached, it’s not the end of the fight against COVID-19.