First Nations in Manitoba will receive the first shipment of the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 according to a statement from Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister. Starting on Thursday, Manitoba will be sending 5,300 doses of the Moderna vaccine to support the launch of an immunization campaign in all 63 First Nations within the province. “We are…
WINNIPEG The first shipments of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are on their way to First Nations in Manitoba. According to a joint statement from The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) and the Province of Manitoba, in collaboration with Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO), Keewatinohk Inniniw Minoayawin (KIM) and Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) the first shipments of the shot went out Thursday morning. MKO Grand Chief Garrison Settee said the announcement brings much needed hope to Manitoba s First Nation communities that have been under insurmountable stress since the pandemic started. The majority of the First Nation communities don t have the infrastructure, and also the health systems are not adequate, to be able to address a pandemic, he said. This is not the end yet, we still need to remain vigilant, but certainly it brings a lot of optimism and hope to our First Nation communities.
A look at news events in March 2020:
01 – Former U.S. vice-president Joe Biden scored a resounding victory in South Carolina’s Democratic primary, riding a wave of African-American support to get some badly needed momentum for his White House bid.
01 – The spreading coronavirus epidemic shut down France’s Louvre museum, as Italy was recognized as the epicentre of the outbreak in Europe. A new U.S. government advisory urged Americans not to travel to two Italian regions hardest hit by the new virus, Lombardy and Veneto.
02 – The man who spent two decades as chairman and chief executive officer of General Electric died. Jack Welch was 84. Welch personified what became known as the “cult of the CEO” during the late-1990s boom, and in 1999, Fortune magazine named him “Manager of the Century.”