TORONTO Planes filled with precious cargo prepared for takeoff this morning as Operation Remote Immunity, a program aiming at bringing the vaccine to fly-in communities in Ontario, officially took flight. Operation Remote Immunity will deliver the Moderna vaccine to 31 First Nation communities in Northern Ontario, most of which can only be reached by air. Neskantaga First Nation Chief Christopher Moonias was the first to roll up his sleeve and get vaccinated in his community. He shared the experience on Facebook Live to demonstrate his confidence in the vaccine. âThose are the guys that are waiting to be vaccinated,â he said in the video, panning to show people waiting in a spaced out line in the hallway. âWe got about 40 people today coming, 30 tomorrow, and more the day after.â
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The Canadian Press
More First Nations priority groups have been identified to receive doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Manitoba as Indigenous people in the province
continue to face disproportionate rates of infection, hospitalization and death.
Traditional healers and knowledge keepers, health care workers in non-remote First Nations communities in direct contact with patients, and First Nations isolation workers will have access to the Moderna vaccine starting next week in pop-up inoculation
Nearly 700 new cases of COVID-19 reported among First Nations people in Manitoba in past week
Manitoba First Nations continue to face a disproportionate impact from COVID-19, as officials say nearly 700 cases were reported among First Nations people in the past week.
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Task force says 95% of First Nations now have 1st vaccine shipment but data on immunizations not yet available
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Posted: Jan 22, 2021 6:34 PM CT | Last Updated: January 23
More than 95 per cent 63 in total of Manitoba First Nations have received their first shipments of COVID-19 vaccines, Dr. Marcia Anderson said Friday.(Mikaela MacKenzie/CP)
Manitoba First Nations continue to face a disproportionate impact from COVID-19, as officials say 691 cases were reported among First Nations people in the past week.