All Indigenous peoples in Manitoba 18 and older now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination
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Posted on 05/03/2021 at 11:00 am Dr. Joss Reimer, medical officer of health, Shared Health, and medical lead, Vaccine Implementation Task Force, at a recent COVID-19 vaccination briefing.
The province has announced that all Indigenous people in Manitoba, over the age of 18, including First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, are now eligible to make appointments to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
“All Indigenous people are now able to make appointments at any super site, pop-up clinic or urban Indigenous vaccine clinic,” said Health and Seniors Care Minister Heather Stefanson. “This will help people across the province access the vaccine and reduce their risk of contracting COVID-19 or having any serious outcomes, protecting themselves and their communities.”
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WINNIPEG All Indigenous adults living in Manitoba will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine as of Monday morning. The province said all Indigenous people over the age of 18 can book an appointment for a vaccine on Monday. This includes First Nations, Métis and Inuit people. This eligibility expansion is for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. The eligibility for the AstraZeneca vaccine is staying at 40 years and up, or ages 30 to 39 for people with certain medical conditions. “We have seen consistently that First Nations people have made up 50 to 60 per cent of all COVID-19 admissions to intensive care units, Dr. Marcia Anderson, public health lead for the First Nations Pandemic Response Coordination Team, said during a vaccine teleconference on Monday.
The change goes into effect at 11:45 a.m. April 3. “All Indigenous people are now able to make appointments at any super site, pop-up clinic or urban Indigenous vaccine clinic,” said provincial health minister Heather Stefanson in a press release. “This will help people across the province access the vaccine and reduce their risk of contracting COVID-19 or having any serious outcomes, protecting themselves and their communities.” According to the First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba (FNHSSM), between 12,000 and 13,000 Indigenous people have tested positive for COVID-19 during the pandemic - just under a third of all of Manitoba s reported COVID-19 cases. First Nations Pandemic Response Coordination Team public health lead Dr. Marcia Anderson also said Monday that Indigenous people have required admission to intensive care units due to COVID-19 at high rates.
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