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All Brandonites living or working at specific workplaces in this area marked in blue are now eligible to book COVID-19 vaccination appointments. (Google Maps)
Residents of downtown Brandon who are 18 years or older are now eligible to book COVID-19 vaccination appointments after the province added the area to its list of eligible communities on Wednesday.
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Residents of downtown Brandon who are 18 years or older are now eligible to book COVID-19 vaccination appointments after the province added the area to its list of eligible communities on Wednesday.
Downtown is defined by the province to be south of Pacific Avenue, west of First Street, north of Richmond Avenue and east of 18th Street.
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âThis is an opportunity for our residents to stay here, to benefit from this, to have better parks, to have better transportation and streets and bicycle routes and pedestrian walkways and really make downtown the vibrant place that weâve always wanted it to be,â said Commission Chair Mariel Caballero. âI think this a step in the right direction for the longevity of our city, the vibrancy and the sustainability.�
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Similar measures were recently adopted in other areas of central Winnipeg as well as the province s north, while the minimum age for vaccinations elsewhere remains at 30 and up for First Nations people and 40 and up for others. We are choosing these communities based on an analysis of COVID-19 case rates, population density, the percentages of racialized populations, the income and amount of suitable housing in the areas, said Dr. Joss Reimer, medical lead of the province s vaccine effort.
The province is also opening up two more vaccination super-sites as more doses arrive from international suppliers. One will open May 10 in Dauphin and another May 18 in Steinbach.