Students 18 and older that will be returning to a small community this summer can be vaccinated before they return home. The office of the chief public health officer (OCPHO) says it will “arrange to vaccinate these students” but did not offer additional detail on how that would happen. The…
Dr. Kami Kandola, chief public health officer, says an update on the easing of restrictions in the NWT may come as early as next week to be implemented by the end of April. “If we are looking to move to phase three, we would start looking towards the end of…
The office of the chief public health officer has confirmed that the two latest cases of COVID-19 — at Diavik Diamond Mine and in Yellowknife — are a variant of concern. Both cases are of the B.1.1.7 variant, which was first identified in the United Kingdom. It is the same…
One individual in Yellowknife has been confirmed to have COVID-19. Public health officials say the case is related to international travel. “Existing federal and NWT processes were followed, including COVID-19 testing at the time of arrival in Canada,” reads a health advisory. It adds the individual and three contacts are…
Dr. Kami Kandola, NWT chief public health officer, has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Diavik Diamond Mine after a second worker tested positive for the virus. According to a health advisory, the worker was already in isolation and acquired the virus while at the mine. The advisory says both workers…
Dr. Kami Kandola, chief public health officer (CPHO), has announced a new case of COVID-19 at Diavik Diamond Mine. According to a press release, there is no identified risk to the public as the individual “did not acquire infection from the mine site.” The infected individual and 35 other workers…
The COVID-19 outbreak at Gahcho Kué Mine is over, according to the office of the chief public health officer (OCPHO). On Friday, Dr. Andy Delli Pizzi, the deputy chief public health officer, issued an advisory saying the last worker to have developed symptoms has recovered. A total of 20 workers…
A new research project incorporating Indigenous knowledge is looking to increase the rate of HPV vaccination in the Northwest Territories. According to a news release, the NWT’s HPV vaccination rate is 55 per cent, compared to 92 per cent across Canada. HPV is one of the most common sexually transmitted…
Melva Mantla says she spent many nights wondering how she would get her next meal and where she would sleep. But now, the 24-year-old spends her days helping people in a similar struggle. While she first visited as a client, Mantla now works at the Arctic Indigenous Wellness Camp. “I…
All adults residing in Yellowknife are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. This was announced by Julie Green, minister of Health and Social Services, during a press conference at the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. “With today’s announcement for the general population in Yellowknife, we have moved from scarcity of the…