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Posted: Mar 03, 2021 5:22 PM CT | Last Updated: March 3
Manitobans living with kidney or liver failure are among the most at-risk to get severely ill or die from COVID-19. At-risk Manitobans age 50 to 64 could be among the first to receive the AstraZeneca-Oxford after it arrives in the middle of March, according to officials. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse/The Associated Press)
Manitobans laid off during pandemic struggle to afford costly diabetes medication
Some Manitobans laid off amid COVID-19 restrictions say they re struggling to afford life-saving diabetes medication as the health benefits through their former work plans run out.
Social Sharing Can I pay for food this week or do I pay for my son s insulin, says Frances Matlock, mom of 2
Posted: Dec 13, 2020 6:00 AM CT | Last Updated: December 13, 2020
Frances Matlock, second from left, her fiancé Greg Hal, left, and her son Zach, right, pose with Santa Claus in pre-pandemic times. The family recently lost health benefit coverage and is struggling to afford medication for Zach, 9, Matlock says.(Submitted by Fran Matlock)