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(Screenshot: Government of Manitoba/YouTube) Article continues below advertisement ↴ Public Health is sharing what vaccinating adolescents could look like. Health Canada has approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 12 and older. Manitoba has yet to officially announce they are vaccinating youth, but are planning for it. Dr. Joss Reimer, Medical Lead of Manitobas COVID-19 Immunization Task Force says in a Wednesday press conference she is waiting for the National Advisory Com...

grocery store, convenience store, gas bars anywhere that serves food, including soup kitchens On Friday the province will announce the high-risk locations being prioritized. This is the first round of prioritized workers. Pfizer and Moderna will be in popups and supersites, the anticipated vaccine delivery method of most of these eligible people.  Reimer and her co-lead JohanuBotha are unable to announce how geographic regions are being decided, as they are still being determined. A statist...

(Screenshot: Dr. Joss Reimer/YouTube) Article continues below advertisement ↴ Firefighters, police officers, and more are next in line for the COVID-19 vaccine, with many others waiting in the wings. Starting as soon as next week, more details will be revealed as to how front-line workers can get a COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Joss Reimer, co-lead of the COVID-19 Immunization Task Force, says these positions have not yet been determined. "Our team is working on more detailed plans to support ...

Bowman calling for vaccines for essential workers, homeless population Written by Taylor Brock Tuesday, Apr 13 2021, 2:17 PM Mayor Brian Bowman (right) has been joined for the past year by Emergency Operations Centre Manager Jason Shaw (left) discussing the pandemic during press conferences. (Mayor Brian Bowman/Twitter) Article continues below advertisement ↴ Winnipegs Mayor is calling on the COVID-19 Immunization Task Force to change its current trajectory. In a series of thre...

(Province of Manitoba/Supplied) Article continues below advertisement ↴ A new supersite will be opening in Winnipeg, the second of two vaccination clinics of this size slated for the city. The COVID-19 Immunization Task Forces plan has included opening multiple supersites in cities, and as soon as May 7, that will be true in Winnipeg. The Winnipeg Soccer Federation-Soccer North complex is set to operate like the supersite at the RCB Convention Centre. More super site locations will be a...

Article content The number of COVID-19 cases in the Sarnia area climbed by a total of 37 on Saturday and Sunday, according to Lambton public health. The agency didn’t update local COVID-19 statistics Monday because of the Family Day holiday. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. COVID-19 caseload in Sarnia area rises over the weekend Back to video The total number of local cases, since the pandemic began, sat at 1,946 Sunday, with 84 cases considered ...

Article content COVID-19 outbreaks were declared Friday at a long-term care facility and a retirement home, both in Sarnia. Lambton public health said it received lab-confirmed positive test results for one employee at Trillium Villa Long-Term Care Community and one employee at Landmark Village Retirement Home. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Feb. 13: New COVID-19 outbreaks declared in Sarnia Back to video A long-term care or other communal living...

Point Edward, Wyoming, Forest to host first vaccine clinics Posted Journal Staff Point Edward, Wyoming and Forest have been selected to host the first fixed-site COVID-19 vaccination clinics when the time comes, the local Immunization Task Force says. Lambton Public Health is also working with Sarnia officials to pilot a drive-up option for people with mobility issues. The sites won’t become operational until more vaccines become available and will follow Ontario government guidelines for el...

  MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ONT. -- The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is reporting 38 new cases and one new death on Wednesday. The cases mark a jump from Monday and Tuesdays counts, which combined totalled 33 cases. The London region has now seen a total of 5,760 cases, with 3,831 resolved and 176 deaths, leaving 1,754 active cases. The death, a man in his 80s associated with a long-term care home, marks the first death reported this month. The last deaths were reported Jan. 29. The Thame...

The Lambton COVID-19 Immunization Task Force is happy to report that the County received its first 500 doses o...