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Strict new public health orders announced as COVID-19 cases soar in province Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach Dr. Brent Roussin, chief provincial public health officer, announcing updates to public health orders. Strict new public health orders to close restaurants, bars, patios, gyms, fitness centres, museums and day camps as well as restrict retail capacity will come into effect on Sunday to help slow the spread of COVID-19 and reduce the strain on the health-care system. “Despite havin...

‘Completely wrong’: Anger over COVID-19 vaccine second dose delay for seniors Saba Aziz © John Woods/THE CANADIAN PRESS Dr. Joss Reimer, left, medical officer of health, Manitoba Health and Seniors Care, and medical lead, Vaccine Implementation Task Force injects Mabel Aldwinckle with her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Meadowood Manor in Winnipeg, Friday, January 29, 2021. Dr Reimer was finishing up the first round of inoculations at Manitoba’s personal care home...

By Matthew Dekker May 7, 2021 | 5:48 PM Strict new public health orders to close restaurants, bars, patios, gyms, fitness centres, museums and day camps as well as restrict retail capacity will come into effect on Sunday to help slow the spread of COVID-19 and reduce the strain on the health-care system, Premier Brian Pallister and Dr. Brent Roussin, chief provincial public health officer, announced today. “Despite having some of the strictest public health restrictions and enforcemen...

  WINNIPEG -- Doctors in Manitoba say each family will make their own decision on whether their children will receive a vaccine for COVID-19 when it becomes available. However, there is an exception, called the mature minor doctrine, that would allow people under 18 to get a vaccine on their own, without the consent of a parent or a guardian. On Wednesday, Canada was the first country to give Pfizer its approval to use its vaccine for the 12 to 15-year-old age group. Manitoba was quick to...

  WINNIPEG -- Children as young as 12 years old will soon be able to get the Pfizer vaccine. Its welcome news to Bruce Strang who has two teenage sons—one of whom has Down Syndrome. "Given the vastly increased risk to Seans health from COVID, well get the vaccine the first day were able to," said Strang, who has already received his first dose. On Wednesday, Health Canada approved the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 12 to 15, becoming the first country in the world to do so. "Its the ...

Article content Manitoba continues to make progress in the largest immunization campaign in the province’s history, as more than 500,000 doses have been administered and more than 40 per cent of people aged 18 and older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. “Our vaccination rollout has come a long way. Half a million doses is a significant milestone we can all celebrate,” said Health and Seniors Care Minister, Heather Stefanson. “This is a total team effort from eligibl...

Province announces more than 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered to date Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach Posted on 05/06/2021 at 9:00 am Dr. Joss Reimer, medical lead of the Vaccine Implementation Task Force, at a recent vaccination briefing. Manitoba continues to make progress in the largest immunization campaign in the province’s history, as more than 500,000 doses have been administered and more than 40 per cent of people aged 18 and older have received at least one dose of a ...

Manitoba’s vaccine rollout will not be changing, following a change in recommendation from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) to preferentially offer mRNA vaccines, such as Pfizer and Moderna.

  WINNIPEG -- The province of Manitoba is dropping the age eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines, and says it plans to continue expanding age eligibility regularly as supplies allow. During a vaccine briefing on Wednesday, Johanu Botha, co-lead of Manitoba’s Vaccine Implementation Task Force, said people age 45 years or older can book a vaccine appointment beginning at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday. Dr. Joss Reimer, the medical lead of the Vaccine Implementation Task Force, said this is the largest a...

Author of the article: Josh Aldrich Publishing date: May 03, 2021  •  22 minutes ago  •  2 minute read  •  People line up for drop-in spots at the Urban Indigenous Vaccination Centre, run by Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre, at Win Gardner Place on McGregor Street in Winnipeg on Mon., May 3, 2021. The site is also offering drop-in spots on Tuesday from 10:30-4:30 and is administering the Moderna vaccine. Photo by KEVIN KING /Winnipeg Sun Article content All Indigenous people over ...