Out of the new cases reported, the most cases in one district were found in the Cross Lake/Pimickamak district, where 22 new cases were reported Thursday. Another nine cases were found in the Island Lake district - likely tied to the ongoing community spread in Red Sucker Lake. Four new cases were found in the Thompson/Mystery Lake district. Not all the news on new cases is bad. Five northern districts, including the Flin Flon/Snow Lake/Cranberry Portage/Sherridon district, saw their active cases numbers drop. The Bunibonibee/Oxford House/Manto Sipi/Gods River/Gods Lake district saw the biggest drop, going to 171 active cases from 176 Wednesday. The Pas/OCN/Kelsey also saw a modest decline, with three more previously active cases now reported as recovered. Three other districts saw cases decline by one case each.
The care home on Ness Avenue hosted window visits in the summer. (Extendicare Oakview Place/Facebook)
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Oakview Place residents will be among the first in Manitoba to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Working with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, we are delighted to confirm that residents of Oakview Place will be among the first long-term care residents in Manitoba to receive vaccinations next week, a spokesperson from Extendicare says in an email to CHVN.
Oakview is one of seven homes in Manitoba in the province s first phase of vaccinating seniors. Oakview is currently one of the dozens of care homes experiencing an outbreak.
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The province says that they have the ability to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine quickly, yet over 5,000 doses remain unclaimed.
A limited set of criteria has been released of who will receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, focussing on those on the front line of COVID-19 healthcare. No other anticipated priority groups for the Pfizer vaccine have been released as the province is only releasing the list of those eligible as vaccines become available. During a Wednesday press conference, Premier Brian Pallister says he expects age will be a factor in the groups.
In total, 5,165 people have been immunized using the Pfizer vaccine. Manitoba has received 22,230 doses of this company s vaccine.
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Immunizations begin next week in seven care homes By: Larry Kusch and Carol Sanders | Posted: 12:25 PM CST Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021
Last Modified: 8:45 PM CST Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 | Updates
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While Premier Brian Pallister boasted about the province’s readiness to vaccinate Manitobans quickly, his officials couldn’t say Wednesday how many immunizers have been hired or how many are needed.
It was also learned that Manitoba is just now in the process of hiring a provincial COVID-19 immunization director.
Pallister announced that the first personal care home residents in Manitoba will begin receiving the virus vaccine Jan. 11.