Brandon Sun By: Michele LeTourneau, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Posted:
Dr. Marcia Anderson, public health lead for First Nation Pandemic Response Co-ordination Team, speaks during the First Nations COVID-19 immunization update media conference held at the Manitoba Legislative Building on Wednesday afternoon. (Winnipeg Free Press)
People 95 and older, as well as First Nations people 75 and older, are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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People 95 and older, as well as First Nations people 75 and older, are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. I’m personally very excited to be announcing that we’re expanding into general population, and I’m looking forward to decrease the age of eligibility continually over time, said Dr. Joss Reimer at Wednesday’s news conference.
More than 7,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to First Nations people living in Manitoba, according to a new First Nations vaccine dashboard released on Wednesday by the Manitoba First Nation Pandemic Response Coordination Team (PRCT) and Manitoba’s Vaccine Implementation Task Force.
Provincial health officials announced that Manitobans will have more access to the COVID-19 vaccine in the coming weeks as two new super sites are set to open.