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New Rules around COVID Vaccine Boosters

Friday, May 20, 2022 12:21 PM | Anonymous

Effective May 20, 2022, Manitoba is updating its COVID-19 vaccine booster dose guidance and eligibility as follows:

1. Decreasing the interval between the last dose in the primary series and a first booster dose from 6 months to at least 4 months.

2. Decreasing the interval between the first booster and a second booster dose from 6 months to at least 4 months.

3. Expanding eligibility criteria for second booster doses as follows: o residents of personal care homes and elderly persons’ housing congregate living sites (such as supportive housing and assisted living) with no age limit (no change) o individuals aged 50 or older who live in the community (previously, the age cap was at ≥ 70 years) or individuals 18 to 49 years of age who are moderately to severely immunocompromised (new criterion) o First Nations, Inuit and Metis people aged 30 or older, regardless of where they live (previously, the age cap was at ≥ 50 years)


https://www.getrave.ca/content/6955713/7e7f3df3-f064-496f-b3b0-62ccabeec4cf/68ef34d6-d9fb-494b-97ef-e9936a7bb3fe/Memo_-_Expanded_Second_Booster_Eligibility_and_Decreased_Interval_-_May_20_2022_FINAL.pdf


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  • Wednesday, September 14, 2022 2:49 PM | Anonymous
    Update on Mitigation of Infectious Diseases for Archwood 55 Plus Inc.
    September 14, 2022
    Manitoba is currently at response level: Limited Risk (Green).
    Masking is recommended and should be used in the following circumstances:
    • You may choose to wear a mask in any setting based on your personal risk assessment or preference.
    • Consider wearing a mask in crowded indoor settings where you may come into close contact with people you do not know or normally interact with.
    • Masks are recommended for individuals at higher risk of severe illness, particularly if they are in a crowded indoor setting, or for everyone in a setting where there are many people who are at higher risk for severe disease. For example, healthcare facilities and personal care homes may continue to require mask use.
    • Individuals who are sick or have tested positive for COVID-19 should wear a mask if they need to leave their home or have contact with others for 10 days after their symptoms started or if they have no symptoms, 10 days after the date of the positive test.
    • Individuals caring for someone who is sick or has tested positive for COVID-19 should wear a mask.
    Anyone who has difficulty wearing a mask properly should not wear one.

    Archwood 55 Plus has now established a masking policy of Recommended Masking in accord with provincial mandates.

    Additionally, vaccine mandates will no longer be required as vaccination helps protect the individual but with new variants does not prevent transmission.

    We strongly urge all members get boosted if they have not been vaccinated for 6-months. Bivalent (Moderna/Spikevax™/Bivalent (Original/Omicron) has been developed to protect against the original strain of COVID-19 as well as the BA.1 Omicron variant. This type of vaccine provides a broader immune response and may also protect against future variants of concern.
    Vaccine information is outlined on the link below:
    https://www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/vaccine/eligibility-criteria.html
    Link

Archwood 55 Plus Inc is a non-profit organization serving seniors 55 plus located at  565 Guilbault Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba  R2J 0R2

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