Vaccination supersites are the main way Manitobans are getting the COVID-19 vaccine. (Government of Manitoba/Supplied)
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More than half of all the adults in Manitoba have been given their first COVID-19 vaccine.
On Saturday, the province announced more than half of all adults have received their first COVID-19 dose.
“Many of you had to wait patiently until it was your turn, and now you’re in great company with hundreds of thousands of your loved ones, neighbours and community leaders who have also chosen to be immunized. We’re making incredible progress, but we need to keep protecting ourselves and protecting each other by getting the vaccine, Dr. Joss Reimer said in a statement at that time.
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The Deputy Chief Public Health Officer is explaining why cases and hospitalizations are going up despite increased vaccinations.
On Friday, the province announced hospital capacity needed to be increased as more Manitobans require critical care in the Third Wave. Chief Nursing Officer Lanette Siragusa says surgeries may be impacted by the increased care demand as more nurses are being diverted to critical care duties. On Wednesday, Manitoba hit a milestone of more than half a million vaccinations.
Dr. Jazz. Atwal says 70 per cent of recent new COVID-19 cases are in people under 40 years old. This age group is not yet eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. On Friday it was announced everyone 40-years-old and older is eligible for the vaccine. Those younger are more at risk of contracting the virus than those who are vaccinated.
WINNIPEG Shared Health’s Chief Nursing Officer Lanette Siragusa took the witness stand Wednesday morning in a constitutional challenge of Manitoba’s public health orders. Seven churches and three individuals have taken the province to court, arguing the measures infringe on people’s charter rights to hold religious and public gatherings and to gather at people’s private homes. The province’s lawyers have argued legislation gives the chief public health officer the power to implement emergency orders during a pandemic. Under cross-examination by Jared Brown, a lawyer for the applicants, Siragusa testified her role is focused on the health system’s response to COVID-19 in Manitoba.
WINNIPEG Manitoba’s Intensive Care Units are operating at 158 per cent capacity as COVID-19 continues to send people to hospital. On Thursday, the province’s Chief Nursing Officer Lanette Siragusa said 114 patients are currently in the ICU. Of those, 48 have COVID-19. However six are no longer infectious. “30 of the 74 ventilator patients have COVID. Three are no longer infectious, but still extremely sick,” said Siragusa. She said there are currently 384 patients in hospital with the virus. Of those, 314 are active cases and 70 are no longer infectious. Siragusa also noted there are 13 outbreaks at 10 hospitals in the province. Outbreaks have been declared over at Victoria General Hospital, and in units at Health Sciences Centre and Concordia Hospital.