Winnipeg Free Press By: Cody Sellar
Last Modified: 6:40 PM CDT Thursday, Apr. 29, 2021 | Updates Save to Read Later
Kevin Chief gets his COVID-19 vaccine from Dr. Barry Lavallee, CEO of Keewatinohk Inniniw Minoayawin, at the Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre Indigenous immunization clinic on Thursday. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)
Kevin Chief gestured to a cluster of tents draped in orange tarps opposite the Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre on Higgins Avenue.
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Kevin Chief gestured to a cluster of tents draped in orange tarps opposite the Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre on Higgins Avenue.
The centre opened a vaccination clinic Thursday morning, and the former Point Douglas MLA was illustrating the importance of having the walk-in site for inoculation.
WINNIPEG The Manitoba government has expanded its list of communities that are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. As of Thursday, any adults living in Brandon East End; Inkster West or Fort Garry South in Winnipeg; or Powerview/Pine Falls are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. This expansion also includes people who work at specific jobs or settings in these eligible areas, including those who work at Kindergarten to Grade 12 schools, as child-care providers, at food-processing facilities, at grocery or convenience stores, at gas stations, as public health inspectors or workplace safety and health officers, as well as anywhere that serves food.
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The province is expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include all adults aged 18 and older who live or work in specified jobs in the communities of Point Douglas North and Downtown West in Winnipeg and Brandon Downtown. Previously announced communities include Winnipeg’s Seven Oaks West, Downtown East, Point Douglas South and Inkster East communities. All adults who live or work (in any role) in the Northern Regional Health Authority, as well as Churchill, are eligible.
A map and other information about community-based eligibility is available at manitoba.ca.
WINNIPEG The Manitoba government has expanded its community-based eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine. According to the province, Manitobans who live in Brandon Downtown, as well as Downtown West and Point Douglas North in Winnipeg can now book an appointment to be vaccinated. This expansion also applies to individuals who work in certain jobs and settings. This includes those who work at Kindergarten to Grade 12 schools, as child-care providers, at food-processing facilities, at grocery or convenience stores, at gas stations, as public health inspectors or workplace safety and health officers, as well as anywhere that serves food. These individuals will become eligible and can make their appointments as of noon on Wednesday.
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The province’s Vaccine Implantation Task Force (VITF) has expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include those aged 18 and older who live or work in particular jobs in the areas of Point Douglas North and Downtown West in Winnipeg and downtown Brandon.
Manitobans aged 18 and older in the specified communities are now eligible for vaccination if they work in k-12 schools, child care, food processing, grocery or convenience stores, gas stations, public health or workplace safety, as well as food service, including food banks.
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