Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government is farther behind in its pledge to build 1,200 new personal care home beds than when it made the promise in 2016.
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Margaret Watson, 94, a resident at Oakview Place Long Term Care Residence, is all smiles after getting her COVID-19 vaccine. (John Woods / The Canadian Press)
Hope came with the prick of a needle for Margaret Watson.
Hope came with the prick of a needle for Margaret Watson.
The 94-year-old became the first Winnipeg care home resident to receive a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. Ouch. Oh my gosh, Watson said, then smiled, seconds after getting her first dose of the vaccine at Oakview Place Monday morning.
Watson said she was surprised when she found out she would be the first Winnipegger, who isn’t a health-care worker, to be immunized.