The provincial government announced yesterday that they will be expanding access to the measles vaccine by allowing pharmacists to administer the vaccine.
The province's news release says it's a common sense step that will help more Manitobans get protected. They also said vaccination access will become available in the coming weeks as the program is rolled out.
Barret Procyshyn, Pharmacist with the Dauphin & Winnipegosis Clinic Pharmacy, said the change makes sense, consider pharmacist's track record when it comes to shots.
"I think the province has seen pharmacist's success with rolling out flu shots and covid shots in the fall, so they need better access to the measles vaccine, and naturally pharmacists are an accessible health professional that can help with that process," said Procyshyn.
Procyshyn also said the Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy's recent renovations help to make the process of giving vaccines a lot easier, as well as other care.
"We've recently done a renovation at the Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy, putting in additional clinic rooms, because that's where the professional pharmacy is heading, is more clinical services. So this falls into something that we're attempting to do a better job of, and I think people seeing how easy we make it to get your flu shot and get your covid shot, a pharmacy is a great point to get those vaccinations," said Procyshyn.
As the program hasn't been fully rolled out yet across the province, Procyshyn's pharmacy hasn't yet been given all the details. But he said he'll be ready once they have more information.
"I think once we have the details from the province and we know exactly how this is going to be rolled out, we will help out as much as we can," said Procyshyn.
According to Manitoba Health, to date in 2026, there have been 353 confirmed cases of measles in the province.
