Brent Roussin

• Manitobans can get boosted earlier, province’s top doctor says

  Presentations at the HSC Children's Emergency Department are up in the past week, bringing them to levels similar to November of last year.

  Health

  Nov 30, 2023
  
• Manitoba’s top doctor to field questions as respiratory virus numbers climb

  Dr. Brent Roussin says Manitoba health officials will use a town hall Tuesday night to answer parents' questions about virus surges and to stress the need for preventive action.

  Health

  Nov 21, 2022
  
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• Experts say Manitoba health officials need stronger messaging on masks, vaccines

  'I don't know why we're not changing our behaviour and why public health isn't asking for us to change our behaviour,' says a U of M expert of the need for COVID prevention.

  Health

  Nov 17, 2022
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• Manitoba expands bivalent vaccine eligibility to all adults

  Until now, eligibility was limited to people in certain groups, including seniors, people with certain health conditions, Indigenous people, and health-care workers.

  Health

  Sep 21, 2022
• Manitoba moves to drop vaccine requirements, all COVID-19 restrictions by mid-March

  Manitoba's premier and chief provincial public health officer announced the updates to the province's public health order Friday, a week earlier than anticipated.

  Health

  Feb 11, 2022
• Manitoba deaths, vaccines, enforcement continue to rise, but slight drop in COVID-19-related hospitalizations

  As of Wednesday, 68,993 first doses have been given to children ages five to 11 -- a number that represents just over 55 per cent of that age group.

  Health

  Jan 26, 2022
• Changes to reporting, COVID-19 response due to ‘dramatic’ change in virus, says Roussin

  Manitoba health officials will update the province Wednesday on the latest COVID-19 and vaccination numbers.

  Health

  Jan 19, 2022
• COVID-19: Three U of W Collegiate instructors sue school, province over vaccine mandate

  Three University of Winnipeg instructors plan to take the province and school to court, over a vaccine mandate they call 'overboard, unreasonable and discriminatory.'

  Canada

  Jan 17, 2022
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• Province announces changes to COVID-19 contact tracing as students set to return Monday

  Cliff Cullen and Dr. Brent Roussin, joined by deputy education minister Dana Rudy, will speak at a 3 p.m. press conference about contact tracing in schools.

  Education

  Jan 13, 2022
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• Manitoba’s premier, top doctor tighten gathering limits as cases continue to spike

  Manitoba's Premier and Chief Provincial Public Health Officer tightened up the gathering limits during a Monday COVID-19 update as COVID-19 cases spike.

  News

  Dec 27, 2021