Health

Health Canada approves J&J vaccine against COVID-19 as Pfizer bumps deliveries

OTTAWA - Health Canada has approved the COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson, saying it has the evidence showing the vaccine is both safe and effective against the novel coronavirus that causes...

Mar 05, 2021

169 new cases and 168 recoveries reported in the province

The province has reported 169 new cases of COVID-19 and 169 recoveries in Saskatchewan bringing the provincial total to 29,220 cases. Meanwhile, clinics are starting in Prince Albert and North Battlef...

Mar 04, 2021

Former VIDO InterVac CEO uneasy about COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan

Saskatchewan is joining the provincial "bandwagon" of delaying the second doses of COVID-19 vaccines.That's what Andrew Potter, the former CEO of VIDO InterVac, tweeted just a couple of days ago - and...

Mar 04, 2021

COVID-19: How to know your calls are from the SHA

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is offering tips for helping the public know when a phone call is legitimately from the SHA for individuals receiving calls about test results and contact traci...

Mar 04, 2021

Three years after Broncos bus crash, Logan Boulet still inspiring organ donation

Jim Lowes had never thought about being an organ donor until he read a story about Logan Boulet nearly three years ago.Boulet was one of 16 people who died in April 2018 when a truck driver blew a sto...

Mar 04, 2021

121 new cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths

There are 121 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the province and two more deaths. The northern region had a total of 490 vaccines reported today including 452 in the North Central region.Vaccines Repo...

Mar 03, 2021

First shipment of AstraZeneca vaccine arrives amid confusion over its use for seniors

OTTAWA - The first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are set to arrive in Canada today as confusion persists over who should get it.Canada is to receive 500,000 doses of the vaccine, th...

Mar 03, 2021

Phase 1 vaccines set to accelerate as Phase 2 preparations continue

With remaining Phase 1 vaccinations expected to be accelerated in the coming weeks, one of the most visible signs yet the provincial government is ramping up preparations for the much wider Phase 2 of...

Mar 02, 2021

134 new cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths reported

The provincial government is reporting 100 per cent of long-term care homes across Saskatchewan have now received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Also, 90 per cent of personal care homes (P...

Mar 02, 2021

Health authority CEO gives more clarity on vaccinations

After mixed messaging, a pivot here and there, and what one person on social media called "chaos" around COVID-19 vaccinations the last few weeks, the head of the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) i...

Mar 02, 2021