Manitoba is on the cusp of reaching its August Long Weekend vaccination goals.

As of Monday morning, 74.8 percent of Manitobans have received their first COVID-19 vaccine, and 50.2 per cent have received their second. Manitoba has reached its August second dose target but is 0.2 per cent away from reaching the first dose target. Manitoba is set to exceed August COVID-19 vaccine goals by Tuesday.

"I think it is quite hopeful to see how quickly we were able to come close to these targets and given the dates that we had set forth, we are looking at continuing to be ahead of schedule," Dr. Brent Roussin says in a Monday press confrence. "I think things are looking quite hopeful for Manitobans this summer."

Roussin is attributing the success to the task force and those working on vaccination efforts, as well as Manitobans.

He is continuing to encourage people to get the vaccine which Roussin says has a direct relation to the province's reopenings.

"We are trending towards a post-pandemic Manitoba. We are heading to a place where we are going to have public health recommendations, but not restrictions."

Looking to the west, the province has lifted its mask mandates along with its health orders. Roussin says in the future it is a goal to move from indoor mask use being a regulation to being recommended.

Close to 1.5 million COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Manitoba.

Manitoba's RBC, Leila, Steinbach, Selkirk and Brandon supersites are expanding their hours, now operating from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. All of these supersites, excluding RBC, are moving to more of a walk-in model. Very few appointments will be booked in the extended hours but will be possible this week.

Other pop-ups and pharmacy and medical clinics may require appointments.

Caregivers of youth aged 12-17 can continue to give their Pfizer vaccine appointments to youth.

The province says 1,495,356 doses of vaccine have been administered. To date, 1,814,680 doses have been delivered.