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Deputy chief public health officer says more Canadians still need to be vaccinated
By: Dylan Robertson
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Michelle Porter, director of the U of M’s Centre on Aging, says communal-living residences should consider stop-gap measures to boost quality of life until society can return to normal.
OTTAWA — The oldest Manitobans are most likely to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and have fewer years of life left than the average person.
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Yet they won’t be exempted from any pandemic restrictions for the coming weeks.
"It’s not so much about what (people) do with one or two doses, it’s more about the vulnerable, remaining part of the community," Dr. Howard Njoo, Canada’s deputy chief public health officer, told reporters Thursday.