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Posted: Mar 15, 2021 12:54 PM CT | Last Updated: March 15
Vaccines are now available to non-resident workers who are on rotation at select mining and petroleum sites the N.W.T. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)
The Northwest Territories is now vaccinating workers on rotation at mining and petroleum projects who do not live in the territory.
The vaccinations started on March 12 and include workers at Imperial Oil in Norman Wells and the N.W.T. s three diamond mines: Diavik, Ekati, and Gahcho Kué, a news release states. We ve said since the beginning that non-resident workers not included in our initial priority groups are invited to email the [chief public health officer] to ask for an individual exemption, said Health Minister Julie Green.
N.W.T. government unveils COVID-19 vaccination strategy
N.W.T. Premier Caroline Cochrane, Health and Social Services Minister Julie Green and the N.W.T. s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Kami Kandola, will provide an update on COVID-19 on Tuesday afternoon.
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Posted: Jan 05, 2021 2:04 PM CT | Last Updated: January 6
The N.W.T. government released its plan today to distribute the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine across the territory. It said mobile vaccine teams will deliver the vaccine to communities over the next three months as the territory receives additional shipments.(Walter Strong/CBC)