New data from the province on COVID-19 infections shows Manitoba s BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) population has been greatly impacted by the pandemic.
Winnipeg Free Press By: Larry Kusch | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Tuesday, May. 11, 2021
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There appears to be little or no vaccine hesitancy among the province s MLAs.
A survey of the 57 members of the Manitoba legislative assembly, conducted through their party caucuses, reveals that 54 had either received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine or booked an appointment as of 9 a.m. Monday.
Thirty-three of 36 Progressive Conservative MLAs had either got the jab or booked one, a government spokesman said.
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Premier Brian Pallister waves to vaccination staff in Winnipeg’s convention centre as Dr. Brent Roussin, chief provincial public health officer, prepares his COVID shot last month.
Manitoba reserves have come to the rescue of non-Indigenous people who are waiting on the sidelines of a provincial COVID-19 vaccine rollout that s one of the slowest in Canada. For First Nations people, kinship means a lot to us, said Virginia Lukianchuk, who oversees the rollout at Sandy Bay First Nation. It s difficult for First Nations people to tell people no.
Like many reserves, Sandy Bay has offered doses to numerous non-Indigenous people who work on the reserve, and spouses of band members.
It also welcomed essential workers from the neighbouring town of Amaranth, whose residents use the same services as Sandy Bay residents, whether that s in town or on the reserve.
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Plans underway to expand COVID-19 vaccine delivery based on community prioritization index
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Posted on 03/05/2021 at 11:00 am Dr. Joss Reimer, medical lead of Manitoba s Vaccine Implementation Task Force, at COVID-19 vaccination briefing.
Widespread first-dose COVID-19 immunizations will begin in First Nation communities throughout the province, Northern Affairs communities and remote northern municipalities in mid-March.
“We know First Nations people in Manitoba are more at risk of COVID-19 and at younger ages. In addition, many of these communities may face evacuation due to fires and floods or have geographical issues that make it hard to get there,” said Dr. Marcia Anderson, public health lead of the Manitoba First Nation Pandemic Response Coordination Team. “It’s important to get needles into arms as soon as possible and detailed planning is now underway to schedule vaccinations in these communities.”