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PEOPLE with disabilities say it appears the province no longer considers them to have a high risk of catching COVID-19.
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Ryan Chan, executive director of Exchange District Pharmacy, with a vial of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
PEOPLE with disabilities say it appears the province no longer considers them to have a high risk of catching COVID-19.
On Monday, the province suddenly allowed all Manitobans 40 years of age and older to jump ahead of people with disabilities and medical conditions it had prioritized as high risk a few weeks ago, when the first doses of AstraZeneca were shipped here.
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Dr. Joss Reimer, medical lead for Manitoba s vaccine rollout, told reporters Wednesday that creating a priority list will help save lives.
Manitoba has prioritized some adults with specific health conditions to get the first shots of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19.
Manitoba has prioritized some adults with specific health conditions to get the first shots of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19.
On Wednesday afternoon, a very small number of Manitobans became eligible to call certain pharmacies and doctors offices to start booking appointments.
Bad things happened every day and every night, he said.
WATCH | David Weremy alleges abuse at the Manitoba Developmental Centre The boys were eating out of the garbage can, out of the toilet bowls
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2:58David Weremy says he experienced years of trauma at the Manitoba Developmental Centre in Portage la Prairie, Man., which included sexual abuse, physical assault and being confined naked in a room.2:58
Weremy is the representative plaintiff in a $50-million lawsuit against the province, which was filed in October in 2018.
The suit was certified as a class-action last May. The province appealed that certification last October. A decision on the appeal is pending.