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Former EMO boss says current rollout simply to save money and not lives By: Danielle Da Silva | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Tuesday, Apr. 6, 2021
The former head of emergency management for the Manitoba government has slammed the province s COVID-19 vaccine rollout as “incomprehensible” and suggested it’s time for the military to be called in.
The former head of emergency management for the Manitoba government has slammed the province s COVID-19 vaccine rollout as incomprehensible and suggested it’s time for the military to be called in.
Chuck Sanderson, who served as executive director of the Manitoba Emergency Measures Organization for 11 years and retired in 2013, said recent setbacks at the mass vaccination clinic at the RBC Convention Centre in downtown Winnipeg have exposed lapses in provincial planning.
Manitobans 62 and older now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
Manitobans age 65 and over can now get the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine from their physician or pharmacist, the provincial government announced Wednesday.
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Eligibility for the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine is also expanding to those 65 and older.(Bob Edme/The Associated Press)
Manitobans age 62 and over can now get a COVID-19 vaccine, the province announced Wednesday as it also expanded eligibility for the AstraZeneca-Oxford shot.
Eligibility to be immunized at a supersite or temporary clinic also dropped to First Nations people 42 and older.
Manitoba also updated its guidance to allow people age 65 and older to get the AstraZeneca-Oxford shot, which is administered in doctor s offices and pharmacies. Priority should be given to those unable to visit a supersite or temporary clinic.
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Finance Minister Scott Fielding has revealed another significant piece of the province s financial plan ahead of Wednesday s budget.
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Finance Minister Scott Fielding has revealed another significant piece of the province s financial plan ahead of Wednesday s budget.
At a news conference Tuesday, Fielding announced he has budgeted $1.2 billion this fiscal year to protect Manitobans from COVID-19 and prepare the province for future pandemic costs. COVID-19 is the most important aspect of our provincial budget, Fielding told reporters outside Cadham Provincial Laboratory, flanked by Health Minister Heather Stefanson and lab staff. Our government s main priority is to protect Manitobans and to advance Manitoba, he said, adding the budget will outline immediate priorities and chart the province s path forward when the pandemic ends.