Starting Wednesday, essential workers transporting goods between North Dakota and Saskatchewan can be vaccinated. The province has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with truckers being able to get vaccinated at the rest area near Drayton from noon until 8 p.m Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays with an additional vaccination site coming near the border crossing at […]
As the weather warms up, residents are being reminded to take precautions against hantavirus. “The risk of contracting hantavirus infection is currently low in Saskatchewan,” Saskatchewan’s Deputy Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Julie Kryzanowski said. “However, you can get hantavirus by breathing in contaminated airborne particles from the droppings, urine and saliva of infected deer […]
A pilot project that will see vaccination appointments at select pharmacies across the province is about to begin. In a release, the government says the select pharmacies will be providing vaccinations based on age groups and populations who are eligible on the day the appointment is booked and pharmacies will determine their own booking procedures. […]
Saskatchewan’s vaccination campaign continues with the province saying 57 percent of those over the age of 40 have received their first vaccination shot with 38 percent of those aged 18 and over in the province have gotten their first dose. 3,639 vaccinations were administered on Sunday as the province surpassed the 400,000 mark. The information […]
There are 286 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan with two more deaths and 189 more variants of concern identified including 90 in Regina. The daily release from the government shows the new cases are located in the Far North West (15), North West (28), North Central (25), North East (4), Saskatoon (55), Central West […]
The province’s COVID-19 update shows 245 new cases of the virus with 296 recoveries bringing the active case count down to 2,463. There is also one death as a person in their 60’s from the Regina zone has passed away bringing the provincial total to 471. The new cases are located in the Far North […]
The province has opened up vaccine booking eligibility to people 44 and over on Thursday morning, but the Saskatchewan Health Authority says so many people are looking for appointments that they can’t keep up the demand due to vaccine supply. The SHA adds additional clinics will be added to the Patient Booking system as new […]
Four people from the Regina zone have died as a result of COVID-19 bringing the provincial total to 469. Those passing away were people in their 30’s, 40’s, 70’s and one over the age of 80. The new cases are located in the Far North West (12), North West (8), North Central (4), North East […]
The province is going to integrate the AstraZeneca vaccine into its provincial vaccination roll-out plan, On Tuesday, the province announced it will use AstraZeneca to immunize those 40 and older. To date, residents ages 40 and over who have contracted COVID-19 have seen the most severe outcomes, accounting for 84 per cent of total hospitalizations […]
The NDP is again calling on the Saskatchewan government to give Covid-19 vaccine priority to teachers. Opposition critic Carla Beck says Regina schools have extended the temporary remote learning for another week for safety reasons. She wants teachers to be a priority for vaccination. Education minister Dustin Duncan says the health authority has found […]
