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Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical advisor at Health Canada, speaks while Dr. Marc Berthiaume, director of the bureau of medical sciences at Health Canada, listens, during a press conference to announce that Health Canada has authorized the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Ottawa on Dec. 23. (The Canadian Press)
The Moderna vaccine which requires less stringent measures to keep it viable as compared to the Pfizer vaccine is arriving in Manitoba and 5,300 of 7,300 doses are destined for First Nations people.
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The Moderna vaccine which requires less stringent measures to keep it viable as compared to the Pfizer vaccine is arriving in Manitoba and 5,300 of 7,300 doses are destined for First Nations people.
WINNIPEG The first shipment of the Moderna vaccine arrived in Manitoba Thursday, with more than 5,000 on their way to First Nation communities. The province said 7,300 doses made their way to Winnipeg Thursday. Of those doses, 5,300 will be “distributed immediately” to Indigenous communities, according to a release from the province. “As we speak communities are mobilizing,” Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Arlen Dumas told CTV News Thursday. It’s not clear exactly where they’re headed yet, but Dumas said health-care workers will be the first priority. “Initially it will be our frontline workers,” said Dumas. “It’s only the first phase.”
WINNIPEG Residents of a remote northern Manitoba community who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 have been flown to Winnipeg to stay in a personal care home. The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and Manitoba’s First Nations Pandemic Response Team have confirmed residents of Bunibonibee Cree Nation Personal Care Home have been flown to Winnipeg for care at the Holy Family Care Home. Staff from the personal care home have also come to Winnipeg to help out with the residents.” “Nine residents of Bunibonibee Cree Nation arrived in Winnipeg last evening and we are expecting an additional three residents coming in today,” a WRHA spokesperson said Friday.
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As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Manitoba First Nations communities, prompting military intervention for some, one has announced it will be allowing holiday visits under strict regulations.
As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Manitoba First Nations communities, prompting military intervention for some, one has announced it will be allowing holiday visits under strict regulations.
In a news release Friday, Peguis (Manitoba’s largest First Nation community) said it would be extending its local lockdown until Jan. 8 at midnight, but outlined holiday relaxed days around Christmas and New Year’s Eve to allow families to gather.