How effective is a single dose of a COVID-19 vaccine?
More and more Manitobans are getting inoculated against COVID-19, but the majority have just had a single dose so far. As of Friday, 259,847 doses of vaccine have been administered …
Three new Manitoba COVID-19 deaths Friday
Three more Manitobans have died as a result of COVID-19, public health officials reported Friday. One of the deceased, a woman in her 70s from the Winnipeg region, was linked …
Winnipeg care home residents currently COVID-free as third wave looms
There are currently no active COVID-19 cases among residents at Winnipeg’s long-term care homes, but a looming third wave in Manitoba is keeping some from celebrating the milestone. “This period …
Calls to prioritize vaccines for essential workers in Manitoba amid rising COVID-19 variant cases
As COVID-19 variants rise across the country, some are saying Manitoba needs to move essential and critical service workers higher in the vaccine priority list. Larger Canadian cities are grappling …
Budget a ‘missed opportunity’ to support women, families: child care association
Manitoba’s budget, released Wednesday, includes frozen fees for child care for the next three years, but the executive director of the Manitoba Child Care Association says the province missed an …
Public health officials report Manitoba’s first confirmed COVID-19 variant death
A previously reported COVID-19 death has been linked to a variant of concern, Manitoba public health officials said Thursday. The death, linked to the B.1.1.7 variant first identified in the …
Vaccine task force defends Manitoba plan as data shows just over half of province’s doses administered
The medical lead of Manitoba’s vaccination task force is defending the province’s plan and says vaccines are going into arms as quickly as possible. As of Wednesday, the province had …
Why rare blood clots could be a side effect of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
The European Medicines Agency has ruled a link is “possible” between the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and rare but serious blood clots. Now the EU drug regulator says the disorder should …
Manitoba COVID-19 quarantine rules a ‘free for all’, says frustrated pub owner
The owner of a downtown Winnipeg pub says his staff are turning away multiple people every day who aren’t isolating properly during the COVID-19 pandemic, Chris Graves of the King’s …
Manitoba schools see drop in enrolment during pandemic: report
Manitoba has released its annual school enrolment report, which attributes “significant decreases” in enrolment to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, which is mandatory for public schools, funded …