During a COVID-19 briefing on Thursday, Premier Blaine Higgs said vaccines are here and being rolled out.
Higgs said people in priority groups will get the first 1950 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine over the weekend during a clinic at the Miramichi Regional Hospital.
Paramedics, long-term care staff and residents, people over the age of 85, First Nations nurses and staff from the Rapid Outbreak Management Teams are among those eligible to receive it.
Another 3900 doses are expected next week of which 1950 doses will be held to administer the second dose to the first group of recipients from the Miramichi clinic.
“We will use the remaining 1950 doses to administer the vaccine to 975 additional people during a clinic that has been organized during the the week of December 28th in Moncton where we also now have freezer capacity,” Higgs said.
Higgs said New Brunswickers should have a comfort level when it comes to vaccine access.
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