Data show vaccines working: Roussin - Brandon Sun

The province’s chief public health officer says he is confident vaccines are doing their job stopping serious illness even as COVID-19 cases rise.

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The province’s chief public health officer says he is confident vaccines are doing their job stopping serious illness even as COVID-19 cases rise.

Joss Reimer, medical lead for the province’s vaccine implementation task force, Roussin praised those Manitobans who have done their part to get a vaccine and follow safety guidelines to break transmission of the virus.

The vaccine gives them the protection they will need to prevent illness in themselves and everyone around them.

It is also recommended children do not get any other vaccine two weeks before or after their COVID-19 shot.

Reimer said this is to track if there are any side-effects from the COVID vaccine!

As of Tuesday, about 17 per cent of Manitobans received their flu vaccine and cases are low, but Roussin implored everyone to get theirs to prevent further strain on the health system

Health officials also clarified proof of vaccine for sports and businesses

Youth aged 12 to 17 participating in sports must show proof that they have at least one dose of the vaccine to participate with a printout of a proof of immunization record

For all other areas that require proof of vaccine, they will need an immunization card

Roussin cited with the delta variant accounting for about 98 per cent of cases, they don’t see a benefit to keep publicly reporting on them

Public health will still screen and sequence samples to monitor for changes, and if a new variant shows signs of becoming a threat, it will be reported

Exposures on cruise ships will still be reported to the Public Health Agency of Canada and posted on their website

COVID-19 case numbers have increased again, with the province’s dashboard showing 147 new cases, including 23 in Prairie Mountain Health

The latest cases bring Manitoba’s weekly average of new infections down slightly to 159

The fatality rate has dropped 60 per cent since this time last year to 1.1 per cent of all cases

The dashboard is also reporting 153 total hospitalizations including 107 people with active COVID-19

This brings the total number of active cases to 1,537, and the provincial five-day test positivity rate remains at 5.9 per cent