Manitoba First Nation opens up vaccines to surrounding communities to prevent waste - CHVNRadio: Southern Manitoba's hub for local and Christian news, and adult contemporary Christian programming.
Melanie Ferris has been encouraging community members to get their shots. (Melanie Ferris/Facebook) Article continues below advertisement ↴ Some Portage residents outside of the current vaccine eligibility groups managed to receive a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine earlier this month. In order to prevent wasting expiring Moderna vaccines, Long Plain First Nation expanded eligibility at a vaccination clinic being held at its Keeshkeemaquah Urban Reserve last week. The clinic was planned for Long Plain's on-reserve band members who live in Keeshkeemaquah Village who did not have tran...