COVID-19 pandemic hit Manitoba, Cari Goncalves was diagnosed with cancer.In July 2019, she received a stem cell transplant as part of her treatment for multiple myeloma.
It was a procedure that put her on the former Priority 1 list for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in March 2021.“Of course, I jumped all over that opportunity,” she said.Goncalves had her first dose of the vaccine on March 17 and is now in the long line of Manitobans aged 40 and over waiting for their second shot.It’s recommended AstraZeneca recipients wait 12 weeks between each vaccination, however, some could receive it earlier.