When Regina infectious disease specialist Dr. Alex Wong, hears people across the province have been shying away from the AstraZeneca vaccine because they would rather have the Pfizer or Moderna ones, it makes him shudder. “Take whatever vaccine is offered to you because it is the best one.” Wong said Wednesday in a message that […]
Effective Wednesday morning, the Saskatchewan Health Authority is dropping the age of those who can be vaccinated at the Regina drive-thru clinic at Evraz Place to include 48-year-olds. At the same time, the SHA is changing the eligibility to other drive-thru immunization clinics to ages 52-54, With a continued increase of COVID-19 variants of concern, […]
The age limit at the Regina drive-thru immunization clinic continues to drop. The Saskatchewan Health Authority says as of 8:30 a.m on Tuesday, the clinic will be open to those aged 49,50,51,52,53 and 54. Anyone not falling in that age category are not eligible with those 55 and older still able to book online or […]
Starting Monday morning, the Saskatchewan Health Authority is expanding the age eligibility at its Regina drive-thru vaccination clinic happening at Evraz Place. As of 8:30 a.m, those aged 50-54 on the date of immunization is eligible to be inoculated with the first dose of vaccine. Those not in that age bracket can still receive vaccine […]
Premier Scott Moe and health minister Paul Merriman have received a letter from 285 physicians across the province. They are calling on the government to expand public health measures currently in place in Regina to the rest of the province, saying it will decrease the number of cases and hospitalizations and that the healthcare system […]
The age limit for COVID-19 vaccines continues to get lowered. The Saskatchewan Health Authority is announcing that as of Friday morning at 8 a.m those 55 and older can book their appointment online or by phoning 1-833-SASKVAX. In addition, the Regina COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru will begin administering Pfizer/Biontech vaccines starting Friday. The drive-thru will begin […]
The Saskatchewan Medical Association is making a plea to the provincial government to change its vaccine strategy from one that is age-based to one that would see all essential workers including healthcare workers who haven’t received their first dose yet get vaccinated immediately. President Barb Konstantynowicz says COVID-19 is mutating into variants of concern that […]
With the third wave of COVID-19 hitting Canada, more than two million doses of vaccines are set to arrive in Canada this week. Over one million does of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, 855,600 doses of Moderna and 316,800 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines are expected over the next seven days. By the end of the first quarter, […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is moving ahead with the opening of additional drive-thru and walk-in vaccine clinics after receiving shipments of AstraZeneca, earlier than expected. The province says they are expecting around 55,000 doses of the vaccine between today and April 7th, including more than 45,000 doses from the United States. The SHA will be […]
The province is hitting pause when it comes to the AstraZeneca vaccine and those under the age of 55. The move comes after updated guidelines from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization on the use of AstraZeneca after concerns over blood clots were raised. More than 15,000 doses of AstraZeneca were given at a drive-thru […]
