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The WPS Monday morning announced Amninder Grewal, who was missing since mid-April, was found dead.
No further details have been released.
Earlier:
Groups have been searching for a missing 31-year-old but so far have come up short.
Family and friends are extremely concerned for the well-being of Amninder Grewal. Police say during the time of his disappearance he may have been in distress. The public is asked to assist with this investigation by searching their own residential and commercial properties in the Point Douglas area. If Mr. Grewal was in distress at the time of his disappearance he may have sought shelter in garages, sheds, under decks or in a vehicle, the WPS says in a statement.
Manitobans 45 years of age and older are now eligible to book vaccination appointments at supersites and pop-up clinics, the province announced Wednesday.
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Getting stuck
Canadians are largely in favour of vaccination, so why are Manitoba s school immunization programs so far from achieving herd immunity?
Sometimes, neither a lollipop nor a dinosaur sticker is enough to convince someone to get a needle.
Sometimes, neither a lollipop nor a dinosaur sticker is enough to convince someone to get a needle.
Dr. Michele Feierstein, a pediatrician for more than 35 years, knows that all too well.
Feierstein has given thousands of immunizations to young patients throughout her career, but she has also had her fair share of difficult conversations with parents who are vaccine-hesitant or outright anti-vaxxers.
Posted: Apr 29, 2021 8:54 PM CT | Last Updated: April 30
Former Manitoba MLA Kevin Chief got his COVID-19 vaccination at a new Indigenous vaccine clinic at the Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre on Higgins Avenue in Winnipeg on Thursday.(CBC)
A prominent former Manitoba MLA delivered a message Thursday for anyone who is eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination, but has yet to get one. We need you, said Kevin Chief, who joined Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew in getting the jab at new urban Indigenous vaccine clinics that opened on Thursday. Please get this vaccine as soon as possible, said the former NDP MLA for Point Douglas, who is now a community development adviser with True North Sports and Entertainment. It s so, so important.
Concern rises on high-risk communities low vaccine uptake
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Some Winnipeg communities at high risk of COVID-19 infection are experiencing slower uptake of vaccines, provincial data show.
Some Winnipeg communities at high risk of COVID-19 infection are experiencing slower uptake of vaccines, provincial data show.
It’s a trend, neighbourhood health experts say, urgently requires local vaccination clinics and grassroots engagement to reverse.
Five Winnipeg neighbourhoods have been flagged as having low vaccine uptake, at about 20 per cent of the adult population or less, according to data released Wednesday by the Manitoba government: Point Douglas South (17.3 per cent uptake), Point Douglas North (22 per cent), River East South (20.9 per cent), Inkster East (21.7 per cent), and Downtown East (23.2 per cent).