Once or twice every week, Frances Ferguson heads to Health Sciences Centre and carefully pulls on her personal protective equipment, ready for another shift on the front lines as an intensive care unit nurse. In this, she is united with hundreds of health workers across the province who are holding the front line against COVID-19.
Once or twice every week, Frances Ferguson heads to Health Sciences Centre and carefully pulls on her personal protective equipment, ready for another shift on the front lines as an intensive care unit nurse. In this, she is united with hundreds of health workers across the province who are holding the front line against COVID-19.
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December 16, 2020 - 4:43 PM
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (All times Eastern):
7:35 p.m.
Alberta s top doctor says an Edmonton arena is being set up as an alternate hospital with help from the Canadian Red Cross.
Chief medical health officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw says Alberta Health Services and the national charity are putting 100 patient beds in the Butterdome arena at the University of Alberta.
She says it will take a few weeks to set up the site, but there is no plan to staff it unless the beds are needed.
Another alternate site was previously set up at Calgary s Peter Lougheed Centre.
Posted: Dec 16, 2020 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: December 16, 2020
Sherry Plett raises her arms in a cheer after getting the vaccine on Wednesday morning.(John Woods/The Canadian Press)
Applause rang out in Winnipeg as the first Manitobans to receive the COVID-19 vaccine were given their initial dose Wednesday morning. One step closer, Sherry Plett said about getting the shot, which will require a followup dose in about three weeks to complete the vaccination process. I feel like this is the beginning to the end, so it s very exciting for Manitoba to get this. I m so happy.
The historic first vaccinations began just after 8:30 a.m.
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