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Featured, Health, News October 14, 2022

Indigenous more susceptible to getting the flu

Officials say now that the masks are off and people are gathering again, the flu is expected to make a comeback this season.

You know flu season is just around the corner when the NWT’s top health official gets her flu shot. Dr. Kami Kandola, the NWT’s Chief Public Health Officer, will be kicking off the NWT flu season by getting her annual flu shot Friday at the Centre Square Mall Vaccination Clinic…

Featured, Health, News September 27, 2022

Monkeypox vaccine available for select NWT residents

Still no confirmed cases of the virus in the NWT

A vaccine against the monkeypox virus is now available to select residents of the NWT. A limited supply of the Imvamune vaccine became available in the NWT on Monday. The vaccine is designed to protect against infection and disease rather than as a treatment. The virus can transmit from person…

Featured, News November 10, 2021

YK budget including funds for reconciliation

The 2021 municipal budget for Yellowknife will be dedicating $150,000 towards reconciliation related programs. This will include $10,000 for the Elders-in-residence program being held at the library. There will also be money going towards other culturally sensitive education and training for city staff. “We live in a community that’s 25…

Featured, News October 28, 2021

COVID booster shots available to all adults

COVID-19 booster shots are now available for all adult residents of the Northwest Territories. A press release says booster doses increase immunity and are being offered on a voluntary basis, after a minimum of six months following a resident’s second dose. The NWT chief public health officer is recommending doses…

Featured, News September 27, 2021

Some GNWT employees required to be fully vaccinated by end of November

The Government of the Northwest Territories is requiring employees that work with vulnerable populations to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 30. A press release says this will be for employees who provide service to vulnerable members of the public in healthcare, education and corrections sectors as well employees travelling to…

Featured, News January 29, 2021

NWT receiving reduced shipment of Moderna vaccine

The NWT is expecting a reduced shipment of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses in the next week as a result of delays by the pharmaceutical giant. In February, Canada will be receiving between 20 to 25 per cent less of the Moderna vaccine than expected. The CBC reported Canada will be…

Community, Featured, Health, Life Style, News January 15, 2021

‘I know it’ll be better for us in the future’: Dettah residents lineup for COVID-19 vaccine

Public health travelled to the community with 190 doses.

Therese Sangris laughed through her mask as she held her arm, faking pain after receiving her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Therese and her husband, Modeste, were among dozens of residents that lined up for the vaccine in their home community of Dettah on Friday. Therese says she was…

Featured, Health, News January 15, 2021

‘It’s a part of history and I’m happy … to be doing it with my mom’: Tłı̨chǫ nurse

Lianne Mantla travels with her mother, a Tłı̨chǫ interpreter, to help administer the COVID-19 in Wekweètì.

“I want more,” joked Wekweètì Chief Charlie Football after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Chief Football was the first in his community to receive the vaccination at the Wekweètì Youth Centre on Jan. 13. On that day, a mobile vaccination team consisting of nurses, logisticians and a translator flew from Yellowknife…

Community, Featured, Health, News January 13, 2021

COVID-19 vaccination schedule updated for 3 Sahtú communities

Residents in Tulita, Délı̨nę and Fort Good Hope now have specific dates for when the mobile COVID-19 vaccination teams will visit their community. A team will be in in Délı̨nę on Jan. 19 and 20; in Tulita on Jan. 21 and 22; and finally, in Fort Good Hope on Jan….

Community, Featured, Health, News January 8, 2021

Lack of engagement creating ‘barriers’ for COVID vaccine rollout: MLA Semmler

GNWT says special vaccine characteristics easier to account for with mobile teams.

Lesa Semmler says she feels like the territorial government is trying to reinvent the wheel when it comes to administering the COVID-19 vaccine. The Inuvik-Twin Lakes MLA says the GNWT should do more to leverage local healthcare workers in the regional centres to get the vaccine to communities. The COVID-19…