103-year-old woman among first to get vaccine as Yukon begins immunization program
Advertisement
Read this article for free:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Monthly Digital Subscription
$1 per week for 24 weeks*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Billed as $4.00 plus GST every four weeks. After 24 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.00 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.
Monthly Digital Subscription
$4.75/week*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Billed as $19 plus GST every four weeks. Cancel any time.
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional
$1 for the first 4 weeks*
*Your next subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $16.99 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $23.99 plus GST every four weeks.
Read unlimited articles for free today:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 04/01/2021 (1753 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
WHITEHORSE – Yukon has begun its immunization program at a long-term care facility in Whitehorse.
Eighty-four-year-old Agnes Mills and 103-year-old Mary Merchant were the first to roll up their sleeves at Whistle Bend Place.
The two women are among about 50 residents and staff who were expected to receive the Moderna vaccine, which has been shipped to all three territories.
Yukon expects to get enough doses of the vaccine to immunize about 75 per cent of its population by the end of March.
A spokeswoman with the Department of Health and Social Services says the territory has about 270 residents in five care homes but none of Yukon’s approximately 64 cases of COVID-19 has involved seniors.
Nunavut is also expected to start its vaccination program this week, and the Northwest Territories is scheduled to begin immunizations next week.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 4, 2021.
Related Articles
Docs say vaccines OK for high-risk pregnant women
Advertisement Advertise With Us