The doctor at the forefront of Manitoba's First Nations Pandemic Response Team played two important roles on Thursday night: a public health expert promoting the COVID-19 vaccine, and a mom ready to hold the hand of her children as they went to get their first dose.
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Publishing date: May 21, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 3 minute read • People line up for drop-in spots at the Urban Indigenous Vaccination Centre, run by Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre in Winnipeg on Monday, May 3. Beginning Monday at 11:45 a.m., Indigenous people in Manitoba who have received their first dose of vaccine can call to book appointments at supersites, pop-up clinics or urban Indigenous clinics for their second dose. Photo by KEVIN KING /Winnipeg Sun
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Indigenous people in Manitoba will be eligible to book their second-dose appointments starting Victoria Day Monday, First Nations Pandemic Response Coordination Team and Vaccine Immunization Task Force officials announced Friday.
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WINNIPEG The leader of Manitoba’s official opposition has rolled up his sleeve to help with the fight against COVID-19. Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Urban Indigenous Vaccination Centre Thursday morning. “Getting my vaccine today is just me playing my small part in helping to end this thing,” he said after receiving his vaccine. The NDP leader said the vaccine will help the community, adding that Manitobans can do their part to help end the COVID-19 pandemic by receiving a vaccine. “Think about your kid’s last birthday. Think about the seniors who have dementia who may not know why people aren’t visiting them,” he said. “Think about the last vacation you had. Think about the people we’ve lost to COVID, to suicide, to overdoses. Think about all the human suffering and pain in this past year since the pandemic, and this is how it ends. This is how we put a stop to all that suffering, is with the v