Manitoba COVID-19 vaccine bulletin – 69
Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach
Eligibility Criteria
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 Northern Regional Health Authority and Winnipeg’s Seven Oaks West area.
All people aged 18 and older who live or work in specified jobs in the Downtown East, Point Douglas South and Inkster East communities in Winnipeg are also eligible for immunization. A map and other information about community-based eligibility is available at manitoba.ca.
Front-line police and firefighters aged 18 or older are eligible to be vaccinated.
Eligibility to be immunized at a super site or pop-up clinic includes individuals aged 50 or older and First Nation people aged 30 or older. Eligibility for the AstraZeneca/Covishield vaccine includes all people aged 40 and over.
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The province is expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include all adults who live or work in the Northern Regional Health Authority and expanding community-based eligibility to Seven Oaks West in Winnipeg, it was announced Monday.
“To protect themselves and protect their families and their communities, people who are now eligible should make their appointments as soon as possible,” said Dr. Joss Reimer, medical lead of the Vaccine Implementation Task Force at a virtual press conference Monday. “The vaccine is one way we can slow the spread of this virus and help minimize the height of the third wave of COVID-19. However, we only can deliver the vaccine that we have so it is critical for people to also follow public health orders, stay home when they’re sick, physically distance, and get tested if they have symptoms.”
Vaccine eligibility expanding to protect adults in northern Manitoba, Seven Oaks West
Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach
Posted on 04/26/2021 at 11:06 am Dr. Joss Reimer, medical lead of the Vaccine Implementation Task Force, at a recent COVID-19 briefing.
The province is expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include all adults who live or work in the Northern Regional Health Authority and expanding community-based eligibility to Seven Oaks West in Winnipeg.
“We must continue to expand our vaccine campaign to reach those who are most at risk,” said Health and Seniors Care Minister Heather Stefanson. “Beginning today, all adults who live and work in the north and in Seven Oaks West are eligible. This recognizes the increased risks facing people in the north, particularly as variants of concern become more prevalent in Manitoba. Getting the vaccine will help people protect themselves, their loved ones and their communities.”
“This recognizes the increased risk faced by many people in the north,” Reimer said at an April 26 technical briefing, which include barriers to health care such as remote geography and the need to travel long distances to access medical care. “We’ve very clearly seen that they have had higher rate of transmission throughout waves two and three. All of those factors combined put them near the top of the list when we thought about the priority communities.” Northern residents have also seen a higher rate of severe outcomes related to COVID-19, Reimer said. Staffing at the Thompson vaccination super site and at pop-up sites in Flin Flon and The Pas will need to be ramped up to ensure that they can accommodate increased demand, Reimer said.
Seven Oaks West, Northern Health region added to high-risk vaccine priority list
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“Seven Oaks West has had higher case counts compared to many other communities in the second wave, and then we’re seeing that again now, with higher rates in this third wave,” Dr. Joss Reimer said Monday.
Residents and people who work in the Seven Oaks West neighbourhood are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination alongside all adults who reside or work in the Northern Health region.
Residents and people who work in the Seven Oaks West neighbourhood are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination alongside all adults who reside or work in the Northern Health region.