The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is available for all Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (NCN) members living in Thompson.

The NCN Family and Community Wellness Centre’s (FCWC) Public Health Department will be administering the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine in Nelson House for all its members living in Thompson.

VACCINATION LOCATION:

The vaccinations will be at the NCN Family and Community Wellness Center – Open Area in Nelson House, Manitoba.

VACCINATION DATE & TIME:

The vaccinations will be given from 1:00 – 4:00 pm daily on:

  • Friday, 9th April 2021
  • Saturday, 10th April 2021
  • Sunday, 11th April 2021

VACCINATION TRANSPORTATION:

NCN members living in Thompson can:

  1. Find their own ride into NCN and back to Thompson, or
  2. Get a free ride from Thompson to Nelson House return on the bus, that will:
    • Depart from the former Liquor Mart in Thompson
    • Leave daily at 12 noon and 2:00 pm from 9th – 11th April 2021 to drive to Nelson House from Thompson
    • Give you a ride back from Nelson House to Thompson former Liquor Mart after your vaccination in NCN
    • For more information on the rides into Nelson House for the vaccination, please call Lianna Anderson at 204-307-2919

Everyone must wear masks, hand sanitize, and practice safe distancing traveling into NCN, during the vaccination clinic and traveling back to Thompson.

IMPORTANT VACCINATION INFORMATION:

To have the vaccination, NCN members in living in Thompson:

  • Must be 18 years of age or older
  • Must not have any flu symptoms
  • Will need to complete a “consent form” to get the vaccination. These forms can be picked up at the NCN Thompson Gas Bar and filled as soon as possible
  • Can contact the NCN Public Health Department at 204-484-2341 for the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccination clinic information scheduled at the NCN FCWC