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COVID-19 News Archive

Three girls wear face masks.

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'

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Vaccine vials lined up

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

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Vaccine vials lined up

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

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Shared Health chief nursing officer Lanette Siragusa addresses media at a news briefing.

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

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Kim Barthel event graphic

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).

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Ruth Barclay works with a client learning to use Nordic walking poles.

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.

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COVID-19 vaccine vials, syringes and a blue mask on a green table.

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'

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Head of Ongomiizwin Melanie MacKinnon

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

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Dr. Prabhat Jha stands in front of a colourful wall decoration.

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.

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A child wears a face mask.

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.

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