We now know what the government’s plan is for getting COVID-19 vaccines to Saskatchewan residents. Getting the vaccine first will be those at the General and Pasqua Hospital who are providing direct care to COVID-19 patients with Phase 1 starting in late December. That will see more health-care workers, staff and residents in long-term care, […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is stepping in and taking over day-to-day operations at Parkside Extendicare after the company requested it. The long-term care home in south Regina has been hit with a major outbreak that has seen 11 deaths with 141 residents and 58 staff having already tested positive with many other workers self isolating. […]
The Saskatchewan government has outlined its phased approach to delivering the COVID-19 vaccine to residents starting later this month. The plan includes an initial pilot of the delivery and storage of the Pfizer vaccine, a first phase focused on targeted vaccination of priority populations, and widespread access to the vaccine in the second phase. The […]
Saskatchewan produces the second highest amount of waste per capita and has the lowest diversion rates in Canada. That’s according to the Provincial Auditor’s Report released on Tuesday Judy Ferguson says the Environment Ministry has set a provincial waste reduction goal to reduce the amount of waste per person by 30 per cent from 2014 […]
Saskatchewan will have to wait a few more hours before finding out what the province’s plan is when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines. Health Minister Paul Merriman and provincial chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab were to release the details at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, but a power outage hit south Regina including the […]
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says his government will outline how COVID-19 vaccines will be distributed on Tuesday. Moe isn’t saying a lot about the plan with more information coming Tuesday, but he does say healthcare workers and those who are vulnerable will be first in line to get the initial batch of vaccines that are […]
The province is recording its 60th COVID-19 death. The latest person to die from the virus is someone in their 60’s from the Regina zone. The news comes at the same time as 274 new cases are announced to go along with 59 recoveries to put the active case count at 4,763 The new cases […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the first COVID-19 vaccine doses are on track to arrive this month, as tough new measures took effect in Prince Edward Island and Ontario hit a new daily case record today. Trudeau says Ottawa has reached an agreement with Pfizer to have up to 249,000 doses delivered, pending Health Canada […]
Despite efforts to contain a COVID-19 outbreak at the Parkside Extendicare long-term care home, the virus continues to be problematic. On Tuesday, Parkside Extendicare said that 50 residents of the home had tested positive with four in hospital. The number of people with COVID-19 has now grown to 90 with over 30 staff also being […]
More and more schools are starting to be affected by COVID-19, but there is no plan at this time to start the Christmas break early or extend it. Provincial chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab says he is in constant contact with both school divisions and the education ministry. He says despite the challenges […]
