COVID-19 pandemic, the province said.In a statement, Premier Brian Pallister said 5,300 doses were being shipped — with more to come — to cover all 63 First Nations communities in the province.Pallister said the initial groups that will receive priority for the vaccines will be essential health-care workers, people in care homes and the elderly.“This closely mirrors the priority groups that Manitoba’s Vaccine Implementation Task Force has established for the province as a whole, and reflects the importance of using our limited supply of vaccine to protect our health-care system and those most at risk of serious illness,” he said.“This is a milestone for Manitoba, but it is not the end of our fight against this deadly virus.