It's very rare to get COVID-19 after two doses — 79,091 Manitobans are now fully immunized, and 107 have gone on to get infected a week or more after their second dose, the province says. "While no vaccine provides 100 per cent protection, it has significantly reduced the severe effects of COVID-19 for thousands of Manitobans," a provincial spokesperson said in a statement. Of the nearly 427,000 Manitobans to receive a dose so far, 551 — 0.13 per cent — became infected two weeks or more afterward, and before their second dose. Very few hospital workers are getting COVID-19 compared to previous waves due to the immunity they've developed from vaccination, she said. The province hopes to begin booking second dose appointments by this weekend and have all Manitobans fully immunized by mid- to late-July.

Source: CBC News May 18, 2021 22:05 UTC