Immunization Team News Today

The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) are pleased to announce a partnership to promote health and wellness among the 12 million-plus participants in high school sports and performing arts programs across the country.

Elizabeth Thrush has over 12 years of experience working with multilateral global partnerships for global health, immunization programs, and polio eradication. She currently serves as the Senior Officer for Polio and Immunization Advocacy on the Global Health Team at the United Nations Foundation.

This Us & Them episode offers an update on global COVID vaccination efforts. Nearly 67 percent of U.S. citizens are fully vaccinated. Now, the effort shifts to providing vaccine to the world — even in places where logistics are complex. There are still more than a dozen countries with COVID vaccination rates at less than 10 percent. Now that vaccine supply is more plentiful, some look to the future and ways that we can learn from this experience.

On Saturday Knox gave out hot meals to their community. (Supplied) Article continues below advertisement ↴ A United Church minister says their church is becoming a new kind of community hub that "drives right at the heart of faith." Lesley Harrison is a minster with Knox United on Edmonton Street. She says their church has become known as a community spot in the area, which is why they were approached by the province to test out a new vaccination pilot program. "They had heard that Kn...

First dose of COVID-19 vaccines to residents living in licensed personal care homes completed Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach Health and Seniors Care Minister Heather Stefanson at recent COVID-19 briefing. All residents of licensed personal care homes who chose to be vaccinated for COVID-19 will receive their first dose by the end of the day on Saturday, January 30, 2020. “We had committed to ensuring all first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were available in all licensed personal care ho...

  WINNIPEG -- COVID-19 vaccinations for all residents of personal care homes who choose to receive one will be completed on Saturday, according to Health and Seniors Care Minister Heather Stefanson. In a statement, Stefanson said this phase of the province’s immunization plan will be completed in three weeks, ahead of the previously committed 28-day timeline. “I want to thank all the health-care providers on the front lines and the members of the Vaccine Implementation Task Force for m...