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As few as 40 per cent of people working with some of the province s most vulnerable people residents of personal care homes are vaccinated against COVID-19.
As few as 40 per cent of people working with some of the province s most vulnerable people residents of personal care homes are vaccinated against COVID-19.
Care home administrators and the organization that represents many such facilities in the province are trying to persuade Manitoba s vaccine task force to let the same nurses looking after residents give shots to fellow staff members.
Jan Legeros, executive director of the Long Term & Continuing Care Association of Manitoba, said the group is hearing from member facilities that between 40 to 45 per cent of care home staff have been vaccinated.
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Winnipeg care homes celebrate zero COVID-19 cases among residents
There are no active cases of COVID-19 in any of Winnipeg s long-term personal care homes for the first time since September.
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First time in six months that no active cases have been reported in city s 39 personal care homes
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Posted: Apr 08, 2021 10:49 AM CT | Last Updated: April 8
Family members gather outside Parkview Place long term care home in Winnipeg in November. The care home was the site of one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the province.(Tyson Koschik/CBC)
There are no active cases of COVID-19 in any of Winnipeg s long-term personal care homes for the first time since September.
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