For one Yellowknife youth, Monday marks the first day back in class since 2020. Ever since the middle of Grade 9, Riley Oldford has stayed at home for schooling to avoid the risk of COVID-19.
Mask mandates may have dropped, but one N.W.T. youth who is medically compromised says he's still taking precautions and wants the information on COVID-19 transmission to keep flowing.
Riley Oldford, 16-years-old and who suffers from cerebral palsy, is the first N.W.T. youth to get the Pfizer vaccine. He receives the needle from Nurse practitioner Janie Neudorf in Yellowknife on Thursday, May 6, 2021 Photo by Bill Braden /The Canadian Press
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Riley Oldford is usually out playing sledge hockey or hanging out with friends, but since the start of the pandemic he’s mostly been at home.
The 16-year-old, who has cerebral palsy and a chronic lung condition, was the first person in the Northwest Territories under 18 to get vaccinated when he got the shot earlier this month.
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YELLOWKNIFE Riley Oldford is usually out playing sledge hockey or hanging out with friends, but since the start of the pandemic he’s mostly been at home. The 16-year-old, who has cerebral palsy and a chronic lung condition, was the first person in the Northwest Territories under 18 to get vaccinated when he got the […]