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Posted: May 20, 2021 1:24 PM AT | Last Updated: May 20 Eligibility opened up to all New Brunswickers over the age of 18 on Tuesday and the province hopes to lower the eligibility age even further in the coming days, Education Minister Dominic Cardy has said.(Reuters) ....
Brandon Sun By: Colin Slark SCREENSHOT Brandon s newest city councillor, Sunday Frangi (Meadows-Waverly), smiles after officially being sworn in at Monday s virtual council meeting. Frangi won the May 5 byelection to replace John LoRegio. Brandon City Council’s ranks were bolstered on Monday with the swearing-in of Sunday Frangi as the new councillor for Ward 5, Meadows-Waverly. Advertisement Brandon City Council’s ranks were bolstered on Monday with the swearing-in of Sunday Frangi as the new councillor for Ward 5, Meadows-Waverly. Frangi prevailed in a May 5 byelection by a margin of 50 votes to 42 against competitor Gordon McRae in the race to replace John LoRegio, who stepped down to focus on his fight against multiple myeloma cancer. ....
How the rollout of the second COVID-19 vaccine dose could look in N.B. With hundreds of thousands of New Brunswickers having already received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, here s a look at how pharmacies and health authorities plan to handle the rollout of the second dose, which is needed to offer full immunity. Social Sharing ....
HALIFAX New Brunswick Public Health reported nine new cases of COVID-19 on Friday. There are six new cases in Zone 4 (the Edmundston region), two in Zone 1 (the Moncton region) and one in Zone 2 (the Saint John region.) Of the six cases in Zone 4, four are contacts of a previously confirmed case and two are under investigation. Three of the cases involve people younger than 19 and there is a confirmed case at Garderie Mélubulles, a child-care facility in Edmundston. REVISED CASE COUNT Public Health said in a news release on Friday that it is revising the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in New Brunswick. ....
Michael Bell /The Canadian Press Just two thirds of available vaccine doses in Canada have been administered as provincial and territorial governments struggle to shift their COVID-19 vaccination programs into a faster gear after months of sluggish federal supply. Most of the doses the provinces have not yet administered were only delivered since Saturday. But even before those shipments were added to the supply in local cold storage, vaccination campaigns faced challenges, including thousands of unfilled appointments, low vaccination rates among groups at the highest risk of COVID-19, and lack of certainty in deliveries. Urgently fixing those issues is crucial as much of the country struggles with a third wave driven by variants of concern. ....