homeless shelters, family violence shelters, emergency placement shelters and second stage housing, and
congregate group care settings in Community Living disABILITY Services or the child and family services sector.
Manitoba Families is identifying eligible staff and contacting them directly to schedule appointments).
Those looking to book can do so online or by calling 1-844-MAN-VACC (1-844-626-8222).
As of Monday, 565,219 doses of vaccine have been administered, with most of those first doses. A total of 693,960 doses have arrived in Manitoba since December. The province says 73,710 doses of the Pfizer vaccine are coming this week.
On Tuesday morning, the province announced an Influence-led immunization campaign directed towards young Indigenous adults with people such as William Prince and Michael Redhead Champagne.
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Manitoba First Nations are turning to social media influencers to reach their younger populations to encourage them to get the vaccine.
The Protect Our People MB campaign has been launched by the Southern Chiefs Organization, Manitoba Keewatinowi, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, Keewatinohk Inniniw Minoayawin Inc., the First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba and the provincial government.
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The campaign will include comedian and TikTok influencer Sherry Mckay (Sagkeeng First Nation), musicians William Prince (Peguis First Nation) and Leonard Sumner (Little Saskatchewan First Nation), entrepreneur Brandi Woodhouse (Pinaymootang First Nation), TikTok star Michelle Chubb, actor and comedian Ryan McMahon, comedian Ken Bighetty, and community organizer and public speaker Michael Redhead Champagne.
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Ottawa acknowledges the shocking number of Indigenous inmates in prison is a problem but has no plan to fix it; the crisis, particularly on the Prairies, is only getting worse By: Ryan Thorpe | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Thursday, Apr. 29, 2021
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The number of Indigenous people being locked up in federal prisons is spiking despite overall declines in both incarceration and crime rates across the country.
The number of Indigenous people being locked up in federal prisons is spiking despite overall declines in both incarceration and crime rates across the country.