All adults over the age of 18 who live or working specified jobs within RiverEast South, St. Vital North and Seven Oaks East are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
These communities are in addition to 14 others that had previously been announced:
- Prairie Mountain Health – Brandon East End and Brandon Downtown;
- Winnipeg Regional Health Authority – Inkster West, Fort Garry South, Seven Oaks West, Downtown East, Point Douglas South, Inkster East, Point Douglas North and Downtown West; and
- Interlake–Eastern Regional Health Authority – Powerview-Pine Falls.
- Northern Regional Health Authority – Churchill is also included
Eligible jobs include the following:
- kindergarten to Grade 12 schools;
- child-care providers;
- food-processing facilities;
- grocery or convenience stores;
- gas stations;
- public health inspectors or workplace safety and health officers; or
- anywhere that serves food (e.g. restaurants or food banks).
Those who work in within the Northern Regional Health Authority in any role are also eligible.
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