Atikamekw community with confirmed cases getting vaccine supply
With more than 100 confirmed cases of COVID-19 cases since mid-December, people in the Atikamekw…
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With more than 100 confirmed cases of COVID-19 cases since mid-December, people in the Atikamekw…
Surrounded by healthcare workers and leadership, Mervin Garrick was the first person to receive the…
Two hundred doses of the Moderna vaccine were air-lifted by helicopter from the Cree community…
Chief Dylan Whiteduck says Quebec’s rollout plan pushes aside First Nations
“I’d rather rely on factual, scientific and medical advice,” replies chief of Mistissini who got the shot this week
Penitentiary’s COVID-19 case number surpasses 200 including 74 active and zero deaths
Cree Health Board says it expects to start immunization in all its communities by Monday
Second wave hits Montreal homeless community while some First Nations also battling outbreaks
Territory remains virus free for now as authorities watch spiking cases in the south