WINNIPEG Manitoba has reached a vaccination milestone on Saturday as the province announced 51 per cent of people over the age of 18 have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. According to provincial data, as of Saturday, 638,242 first and second doses of the vaccines have now been administered in the province. “As our vaccination rollout continues to expand, we will see more and more of these milestones reached,” said Health Minister Heather Stefanson in a news release. On Friday, the government opened up Pfizer vaccine eligibility to anyone 12 and up. According to a government spokesperson as of 5:10 p.m. the same day, more than 33,000 new appointments were made, making a new daily record.
WINNIPEG Manitoba health officials are asking non-Indigenous Manitobans to not attend urban Indigenous clinics to get their COVID-19 vaccine. On Friday, Dr. Joss Reimer, medical lead for Manitoba’s Vaccine Implementation Task Force, said these clinics were specifically created to increase accessibility and provide culturally safe spaces for First Nations (both status and non-status), Metis, and Inuit people. “When non-Indigenous people make appointments or use the walk-in spaces at those sites, it limits access for First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples,” she said. Health officials ask that only Manitobans who self-identify as First Nations, Metis, or Inuit, or those who live with someone who self-identifies as Indigenous, go to these clinics.
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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.