WINNIPEG -- Manitoba is getting a 15 per cent boost in the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses to be allocated to the province.

On Tuesday, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister said federal officials confirmed Monday night that the allocation of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is being upped due to Manitoba's "disproportionately large at-risk Indigenous population."

This comes just one day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Canada will be getting an initial batch of up to 249,000 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine before the end of December, with the first shipment expected next week.

Pallister said the Moderna vaccine does not need to be stored in the same extreme cold temperatures that the Pfizer vaccine requires.

He said this bumps Manitoba's allotment of the Moderna vaccine from 66,000 doses in the first quarter to 75,600 doses.

"News of a vaccine is a glimmering light for us, but it will not immediately change our need for public health measures," said Dr. Brent Roussin, the chief provincial public health officer.

"We need to stay on top of these case numbers for the time being and together we will start bringing these numbers down once again."

Roussin said the current public health orders will be extended over the holiday season in an effort to keep the case numbers down.

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The top doctor previously said when a COVID-19 vaccine does come to Manitoba it will be quite limited.

While the vaccine itself may be limited, the premier said the province has enough supplies – including PPE, syringes, and needles – to give every Manitoban two doses of an anticipated COVID-19 vaccine.

"We know that these vaccines will be appreciated in the communities of our province where people are clearly at higher risk, where vulnerability is very real," he said on Tuesday.

Pallister recently faced criticism from Indigenous leaders in Manitoba, after he said it would be 'unfair' for the federal government to hold back a portion of Manitoba's vaccine allotment for Indigenous and First Nation communities.

Indigenous leaders called his comments irresponsible, inflammatory and divisive.

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On Tuesday, Pallister said more details about the rollout and prioritization of the vaccine will be released on Wednesday.