King, Morrison, Dowling get 1st dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King, Chief Public Health Officer Heather Morrison and Chief of Nursing Marion Dowling all received their COVID-19 vaccinations at a mass clinic in Charlottetown Thursday.
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Posted: May 06, 2021 3:11 PM AT | Last Updated: May 6
Dr. Heather Morrison prepares to get her COVID-19 vaccination at the Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown Thursday. (Kirk Pennell/CBC)
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The latest in COVID-19 developments: Canada reports first AstraZeneca-linked blood clot case, U.S. calls for pause on J&J vaccine and more
A Quebec woman is the first in Canada to develop a blood clot after being vaccinated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. The province said the patient, whose age was not revealed, is recovering at home, and had received the vaccine produced at the Serum Institute of India, known as Covishield.
King shuffles ranks of senior provincial government managers
Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King is making some changes at the top level of the provincial government bureaucracy, as he announces the province s top civil servant is leaving.
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Posted: Apr 14, 2021 1:30 PM AT | Last Updated: April 14
Paul Ledwell, clerk of the executive council, speaks during the Feb. 4 Prince Edward Island cabinet shuffle. (CBC)
PEI Premier Dennis King (Photo: Government of PEI Facebook)
Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King says the landscape of COVID-19 is very different than it was four weeks ago.
This means a formal decision has not been made on the Atlantic bubble.
He says the Atlantic Premiers are hoping to meet virtually later today, “Things aren’t going our way and the situation is difficult. I would say the Atlantic bubble opening on the19th is precarious right now.”
King says that will be a decision that the Premiers will make together and a formal announcement will be made.
He adds all signs are pointing to the fact that it will need to be delayed.