The Manitoba government is currently accepting nominations for the first permanent board of directors for Shared Health, which will be officially formed this spring.
The Manitoba government is following the advice of public health officials and making changes to the self-isolation public health order to adapt to the prevalence of rapid antigen tests and to help address the surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the omicron variant.
To manage current and growing demand for COVID-19 testing the Manitoba government is making take-home, self-administered rapid tests available at provincial testing sites to Manitobans as well as other vulnerable Manitobans.
The Manitoba government advises that testing capacity in Manitoba is strained and public health officials are now recommending that those who are 50 and over and have received their second vaccine dose five months ago are now eligible for COVID-19 booster doses.