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Minor injury and illness clinic to be built in Brandon, Man. - Winnipeg

On Wednesday, the Manitoba government announced a minor injury and illness clinic in Brandon would be one of eight facilities opening around the province.

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Court asked to turf lawsuit filed by family of woman who died – Winnipeg Free Press

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Krystal Mousseau: Manitoba health agencies ask court to dismiss lawsuit

Health agencies in Manitoba are asking the court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the family of a woman who died during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Vaccine drive to Manitoba campgrounds

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Campers, anglers and beach goers seeking some sunshine and reprieve can also get a shot of protection against COVID-19 at Manitoba parks over the next two weeks.
Campers, anglers and beach goers seeking some sunshine and reprieve can also get a shot of protection against COVID-19 at Manitoba parks over the next two weeks.
Campers, anglers and beach goers seeking some sunshine and reprieve can also get a shot of protection against COVID-19 at Manitoba parks over the next two weeks.
The province’s COVID-19 vaccine task force is deploying pop-up clinics to provincial, national and private campgrounds and beaches in an effort to offer vaccines to Manitobans taking advantage of the outdoors.

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AMC wants a role in investigation into death of Ebb and Flow First Nation COVID-19 patient

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The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) say they want answers after an Indigenous woman died last month from COVID-19 just moments before she was to be airlifted out of province for care, and they want First Nations representatives involved in any investigation of the incident.
Krystal Mousseau, a 31-year old mother of two from the Ebb and Flow First Nation, died on May 25 during an attempt to transport her from Brandon to Ottawa to receive care for COVID-19.
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The latest COVID-19 numbers among Manitoba's health-care workers

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Nearly two dozen of Manitoba’s health-care workers tested positive for COVID-19 in the span of one week.
According to the province’s latest COVID-19 and seasonal influenza surveillance report from Jan. 31 to Feb. 6, a total of 1,898 of Manitoba’s health-care workers have contracted the disease since the pandemic began. This is 23 more workers than the province reported the week before.
The report shows that 1,876 of these health-care workers have recovered, and two have died from COVID-19.
Of these nearly 1,900 workers, 1,105 are allied heath, health professionals and support staff, 535 are nurses/licensed practical nurses, 71 are physicians/physicians in training, and 39 are first responders. The occupations of 148 of the health-care workers are not identified.

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Manitoba's latest numbers on COVID-19 among health-care workers

Nearly 1,900 of Manitoba’s health-care workers have contracted COVID-19 since the pandemic began, 30 of whom tested positive in the last week of January.

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The latest COVID-19 numbers among Manitoba's health-care workers

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Nearly 50 more of Manitoba’s health-care workers have contracted COVID-19.
According to the province’s latest COVID-19 and seasonal influenza surveillance report from Jan. 17 to 23, 1,845 health workers have contracted the disease since the beginning of the pandemic. This is 48 more cases than in the province’s previous surveillance report.
The report notes that two of these health-care workers have died and 1,808 have recovered from the disease.
The report shows that 57.7 per cent of these workers are allied health and support staff, 28.7 per cent are nurses/licensed practical nurses, 3.8 per cent are physicians/physicians in training, and 2.1 per cent are first responders. For 7.6 per cent of these cases, their occupation has not been identified.

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Manitoba lays out plan to vaccinate personal care home residents against COVID-19

WINNIPEG --
The Manitoba government announced on Wednesday that it’s launching a 28-day campaign to get the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to all eligible personal care home residents across the province.
“Our number one priority continues to be protecting our most vulnerable Manitobans and ensuring our health-care system’s there for all Manitobans when they need it,” said Premier Brian Pallister.
Pallister made the announcement at a news conference, saying that by early March every eligible resident will have received both doses of the vaccine.
The 28-day campaign will begin on Jan. 11.
Over this first week, focused immunization teams will visit seven facilities and vaccinate about 1,157 people at:

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Nearly 140 Manitoba health-care workers test positive for COVID-19 within a week

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According to the province’s latest COVID-19 and seasonal influenza surveillance report, which covers Dec. 13 to 19, since the start of the pandemic, 1,485 health-care workers have contracted the disease. This is 137 more cases than Manitoba reported in the week before.
Of these nearly 1,500 workers, 853 are allied health and support staff; 426 are nurses/licensed practical nurses; 57 are physician/physicians in training; and 29 are first responders. The province did not identify the professions of 120 of the workers.
As for how the health-care workers contracted the disease, the majority (58.6 per cent) got it from close contact with a known case and 0.9 per cent from travel. For 11.8 per cent of the cases the source of infection is still being investigating and for 28.8 per cent it is unknown.

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