Health

Saskatchewan First Nations to receive direct allocation of vaccines from next month

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is applauding a move that will see 14 per cent of COVID-19 vaccines in Saskatchewan go direct to First Nations.The FSIN said the direct allocation...

Mar 26, 2021

213 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths reported in province

The province reported 213 new cases of COVID-19 across the province and 146 recoveries on March 26, bringing the provincial total to 32,559 cases.Eight Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for C...

Mar 26, 2021

Northwest School Division set to receive COVID-19 rapid tests from Saskatchewan government

Schools in the Meadow Lake area are expecting to receive an unspecified quantity of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests from the provincial government. This comes as part of the province's new measure that w...

Mar 26, 2021

Sask. health announce Moderna shipment delays

On March 25, 2021, Saskatchewan Health Authority was made aware that their next expected shipment of 21,300 Moderna vaccines would be delayed up to six days. In a media release SHA said this delay ste...

Mar 26, 2021

Province reports 168 new cases of COVID-19 and two deaths

The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting 168 new cases and two new deaths in the province. There were also 105 new recoveries.Vaccines ReportedAn additional 4,247 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have bee...

Mar 25, 2021

Meadow Lake COVID-19 vaccination sites granted designated parking spaces

Meadow Lake City Council has agreed to grant three pharmacies in the downtown area with a designated parking space for vaccination patients. Each designated spot will include a 20-minute time limit an...

Mar 24, 2021

SHA to expand vaccination bookings to 62-and-over age group

People in Saskatchewan aged 62 and over will be able to book COVID-19 vaccination appointments starting Thursday at 8 a.m.The Saskatchewan Health Authority made the announcement Wednesday, just a few ...

Mar 24, 2021

Province reports 190 new cases and one death related to COVID-19

The province reported 190 new cases and 96 recoveries of COVID-19 today. This brings the provincial total to 32,181 cases; 30,196 recoveries and 1,565 cases considered active.One Saskatchewan resident...

Mar 24, 2021

Sask. steering doses toward more drive-through vaccination clinics

President Joe Biden soon could be helping Saskatchewan battle COVID-19.Premier Scott Moe said during a media conference Tuesday that Saskatchewan's share of the 1.5 million AstraZeneca doses the Unite...

Mar 24, 2021

New public health measures ‘a good start,’ says infectious disease expert

New public health measures ordered in Regina to curb the spread of COVID-19 variants were "a good start," says a local doctor who specializes in infectious diseases.However, Dr. Alex Wong is ambivalen...

Mar 24, 2021