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Strict new public health orders announced as COVID-19 cases soar in province Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach Dr. Brent Roussin, chief provincial public health officer, announcing updates to public health orders. Strict new public health orders to close restaurants, bars, patios, gyms, fitness centres, museums and day camps as well as restrict retail capacity will come into effect on Sunday to help slow the spread of COVID-19 and reduce the strain on the health-care system. “Despite having some of the strictest public health restrictions and enforcement measures in the country, Manitoba...

‘Completely wrong’: Anger over COVID-19 vaccine second dose delay for seniors Saba Aziz © John Woods/THE CANADIAN PRESS Dr. Joss Reimer, left, medical officer of health, Manitoba Health and Seniors Care, and medical lead, Vaccine Implementation Task Force injects Mabel Aldwinckle with her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Meadowood Manor in Winnipeg, Friday, January 29, 2021. Dr Reimer was finishing up the first round of inoculations at Manitoba’s personal care homes today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods An Alberta senior is extremely concerned about the four-month...

By Matthew Dekker May 7, 2021 | 5:48 PM Strict new public health orders to close restaurants, bars, patios, gyms, fitness centres, museums and day camps as well as restrict retail capacity will come into effect on Sunday to help slow the spread of COVID-19 and reduce the strain on the health-care system, Premier Brian Pallister and Dr. Brent Roussin, chief provincial public health officer, announced today. “Despite having some of the strictest public health restrictions and enforcement measures in the country, Manitoba’s COVID case numbers continue to rise, and this is concerning ...

  WINNIPEG -- Doctors in Manitoba say each family will make their own decision on whether their children will receive a vaccine for COVID-19 when it becomes available. However, there is an exception, called the mature minor doctrine, that would allow people under 18 to get a vaccine on their own, without the consent of a parent or a guardian. On Wednesday, Canada was the first country to give Pfizer its approval to use its vaccine for the 12 to 15-year-old age group. Manitoba was quick to add the age group onto its vaccine rollout which is going in descending order by age. It is expecte...

  WINNIPEG -- Children as young as 12 years old will soon be able to get the Pfizer vaccine. It's welcome news to Bruce Strang who has two teenage sons—one of whom has Down Syndrome. "Given the vastly increased risk to Sean's health from COVID, we'll get the vaccine the first day we're able to," said Strang, who has already received his first dose. On Wednesday, Health Canada approved the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 12 to 15, becoming the first country in the world to do so. "It's the same vaccine, it's the same dose, and it's the same dosing regimen as is already authorized for...