COVID-19 News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
65% of 16- to 21-year-old Manitobans willing to receive COVID-19 vaccine
May 26, 2021 —
'What the study results do is really help public health with messaging and communication'
All residents of Manitoba over 18 now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine
May 12, 2021 —
The Province of Manitoba has expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to everyone over the age of 18
Vaccine eligibility expanded to anyone 18 years and older
May 12, 2021 —
As of May 12, anyone 18 years and older is eligible for the vaccine, following an announcement from the province
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Laser-focused Leadership
May 11, 2021 —
Celebrating National Nursing Week and acknowledging all nurses and nursing students across Manitoba for their vital contributions
Faculty of Education
When trauma becomes a way of being
May 7, 2021 —
We are constantly engulfed in the energy of anxiety, says Kim Barthel (BMR, OT/84).
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Walking study shows older adults finding ways to be active in COVID lockdowns
May 3, 2021 —
Many older adults in Canada don’t regularly walk outdoors, despite limits to the activity impacting mobility, social isolation and other quality of life factors. In 2021, a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the risks may be even higher than normal.
President’s message on COVID-19 vaccinations
April 16, 2021 —
'The vaccine gives us great hope that we will be able to get to the other side of this pandemic and resume the in-person engagement we all miss so dearly'
Indigenous
Head of Ongomiizwin’s community connections helps guide COVID-19 First Nations response work
April 16, 2021 —
Melanie MacKinnon has been working tirelessly to advocate on the COVID-19 Pandemic Response team for First Nations communities in Manitoba
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Global health citizen
April 14, 2021 —
As a renowned epidemiologist, Prabhat Jha [MD/88] leads massive research studies around the world, including projects in Sierra Leone, Ethiopia and India.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Children less infectious than adults infected with COVID-19
April 9, 2021 —
Children may not be as infectious in spreading COVID-19 to others as previously thought, according to new University of Manitoba-led research in CMAJ Canadian Medical Association Journal.