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Indigenous Manitobans who had first dose of COVID vaccines can book second-dose appointments May 24

“Throughout the second and third waves of this pandemic, we have seen First Nations people make up 40 to 60 per cent of all COVID-19 admissions to intensive care units. Of these First Nations people, currently two-thirds of them live outside of First Nations communities and mostly in urban environments. That is why it is so important to get our communities – both on and off reserve – fully vaccinated as soon as possible,” said First Nations Pandemic Response Coordination Team public health lead Dr. Marcia Anderson. “Getting fully vaccinated will not only provide a greater level of protection to the individual, but to their family members and loved ones too.”

Province expects all Manitobans over 18 to be eligible for COVID vaccines by May 21

Editorial: Northern vaccine eligibility expands as pandemic s third wave gains momentum

The last week of April saw good news and bad news for the north and the province as a whole when it comes to the seemingly interminable COVID-19 pandemic, about to stretch into its 15th month in Manitoba. On the bright side, northerners and those who work here no longer have to watch the age of vaccine eligibility creep slowly downward a year or two at a time, as vaccine task force medical lead Dr. Joss Reimer announced April 26 that the Northern Regional Health Authority, as well as Churchill, where health services are administered by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, was one of the latest additions to the province’s priority area list when it comes to vaccinations. As of Monday morning, anyone 18 or over who lives in the north or who lives elsewhere but regularly works here, can book appointments to be vaccinated at super sites and pop-up sites. This news follows on the announcement last week that the Ma-Mow-We-Tak Friendship Centre in Thompson would be the site of a cli

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