The Manitoba government is launching a new provincewide lottery that will award nearly $2 million in cash and scholarships this summer to encourage Manitobans to get fully vaccinated as soon as possible.
WINNIPEG The Manitoba government is launching a new lottery to encourage Manitobans to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible. Premier Brian Pallister and Manny Atwal, president and CEO of Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries, made the announcement at a news conference on Wednesday, noting the province will award nearly $2 million in cash and scholarships through this lottery. “This lottery gives Manitobans a reason to move faster to roll up their sleeves, not once, but twice,” the premier said. Over the summer, Manitoba will hold two lottery draws. Manitobans are automatically entered when they receive their vaccine. “You do not have to apply or enter to be eligible,” Atwal said.
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The NHR now has 190 active cases of COVID-19, by far the lowest of any of Manitoba s five health regions - the second-lowest health region, the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority, now has 265 active cases as of May 14. The NHR s 190 active cases is the lowest number of active cases seen in northern Manitoba since November 2020, when the NHR cleared 200 active cases in the midst of the second wave of COVID-19. Out of those northern cases, only four districts within the NHR have double-digit numbers of COVID-19 cases. One of those is the Flin Flon/Snow Lake/Cranberry Portage/Sherridon district, which has 10 active COVID-19 cases, including two new cases reported Friday. The other districts that have reported high numbers of active COVID-19 cases include the Island Lake district (88 cases active), the Bunibonibee/Oxford House/Manto Sipi/Gods River/Gods Lake district (27 cases active) and the Cross Lake/Pimicikamak district (25 active cases). Combined, these four districts
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Eligibility
Eligibility to be immunized at a super site or pop-up clinic has been expanded to include individuals aged 40 or older and Indigenous people aged 18 and older.
In addition, all adults aged 18 and older who live or work in specified jobs in these priority communities continue to be eligible to make an appointment:
Prairie Mountain Health – Brandon East End and Brandon Downtown;
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority – Inkster West, Fort Garry South, Seven Oaks West, Downtown East, Point Douglas South, Inkster East, Point Douglas North, Downtown West, River East South, St. Vital North and Seven Oaks East; and