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Previously, administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine had been suspended for anyone except those aged 55 to 64 because it has caused a rare type of blood clot in some recipients, particularly among women in Europe.  “Based on all of the evidence available internationally to date, we continue to believe benefits of the AstraZeneca/Covishield vaccine to protect against COVID-19 outweigh any potential risks,” said Dr. Joss Reimer, medical lead of the province’s Vaccine Implementation Task...

  WINNIPEG -- Less than 24 hours after Manitoba health officials announced a change to the vaccine rollout plan, the medical lead of the vaccine task force provided some more details. Dr. Joss Reimer, the medical lead of the Vaccine Implementation Task Force, said the province has made progress on protecting the most vulnerable, and with variants on the rise, now is the time to change the approach. "We know the (the variants) are more contagious. We know that they can be more severe, even ...

New vaccine eligibility to include priority communities and first responders, including police Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach Dr. Joss Reimer, medical lead, Vaccine Implementation Task Force, at a recent COVID-19 press briefing. In response to the threat of a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Manitoba will expand vaccine eligibility criteria to include all adults in priority communities as well as first responders. “Manitoba is taking action to ensure our immunization campaign respon...

Article content In response to the threat of a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Manitoba will expand vaccine eligibility criteria to include all adults in priority communities as well as first responders. “Manitoba is taking action to ensure our immunization campaign responds to the risks facing our communities,” Health and Seniors Care Minister, Heather Stefanson, announced this week. “This comprehensive approach, built on the advice of our medical experts, is the next step in slowin...

  WINNIPEG -- The province is looking to temporarily shift its vaccination plan, to get more doses into arms quicker. Johanu Botha, the co-lead of the Vaccine Implementation Task Force, said Wednesday morning, that’ll happen by funnelling more doses into larger pipes like supersites. He said that could mean fewer pop-ups will happen. However pop-ups are not going away. Botha explained this pivot would mean fewer, larger pop-up clinics will happen instead. The province is also planning ...

  WINNIPEG -- Manitobans will be able to weigh in on the vaccine rollout in the province next week. Two telephone town halls have been scheduled for April 13 and April 15. The town halls will include Health and Seniors Care Minister Health Stefanson, Dr. Brent Roussin, the chief provincial public health officer, Dr. Joss Reimer, the medical lead of the Vaccine Implementation Task Force, and Johanu Botha, the co-lead of the Vaccine Implementation Task Force. The first town hall will be for...

Manitoba COVID-19 vaccine bulletin – 61 Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach Posted on 04/07/2021 at 1:00 pm Two telephone towns halls focused on the province’s COVID-19 immunization campaign will be held next week. Participants will include Health and Seniors Care Minister Heather Stefanson, Dr. Brent Roussin, chief provincial public health officer, and Dr. Joss Reimer and Johanu Botha from the province’s Vaccine Implementation Task Force. A session for rural and northern Manitoba will take place...

Winnipeg Free Press Clinic staff alleges poor planning; province acknowledges staffing issues Winnipeg Free Press In separate interviews with the Free Press Monday, three clinic navigators, who asked not to be identified for fear of losing their jobs, expressed significant concerns about operations at the RBC Convention Centre supersite in Winnipeg. MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES Johanu Botha, co-lead, Vaccine Implementation Task Force. Last week, Johanu Botha, operations and planni...

"The situation is critical and we have to act quickly," he said, adding he expects hospitalizations to spike in those cities in the coming days. The announcement comes a day after Legault had warned that tighter pandemic rules could be imposed in five regions where he said people were flouting public health measures. Four of those regions -- Quebec City, the Outaouais area across the river from Ottawa, Chaudiere-Appalaches and Bas-St-Laurent -- will also be moving to the more stringent "red" pa...

As Manitoba approaches one year since its first COVID-19 case, Premier Brian Pallister is looking back on the hard lessons learned, the lives lost and how Manitobans have changed.