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Health Minister Paul Merriman. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)

Health minister hoping Sask. gets Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Nov 1, 2021 | 5:11 PM

Those who still haven’t got a COVID-19 shot could have another option in the coming weeks to join the ranks of the fully vaccinated.

Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman said Monday he has made a request to the federal government for doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

“We are working on getting them in with the federal government. Obviously it has got to go through the procurement, but we have asked for an allotment of Johnson & Johnson,” said Merriman.

Alberta has made a similar request, according to Merriman.