Health

SHA says COVID-19 vaccine appointments still available

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting the public about COVID-19 vaccine appointments still available.According to a media release, to be eligible to book an appointment you must be 70 ye...

Mar 17, 2021

Province reports 87 new COVID cases, 114 recoveries, and one death

The province reported 87 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan on March 17. This brings the provincial total to 30,970 cases and 1,264 cases are considered active.One Saskatchewan resident who tested ...

Mar 17, 2021

Microbiologist says ‘you can’t compare’ how effective vaccines are against each other

As thousands of people across Saskatchewan get their first dose of one of the current COVID-19 vaccines, some may wonder if there's one shot that's better than the others."When you look at the data, a...

Mar 17, 2021

Suspected gas leak leads Arborfield Special Care Lodge residents to evacuate to town hall

Residents of the Arborfield Special Care Lodge were evacuated on Tuesday morning.The Arborfield Fire Department was dispatched to what was suspected to be a gas leak in the building. However, upon inv...

Mar 16, 2021

Saskatchewan's 80+ population 50 per cent vaccinated as total active cases fall

Vaccine administration continues across the province with 50 per cent of Saskatchewan residents age 80+ having received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of March 16. This compares with 37 p...

Mar 16, 2021

Half of Canadians want first COVID-19 vaccine available: Poll

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests about half of Canadians are willing to get immunized against COVID-19 with the first vaccine they're offered, while one quarter would be willing to wait to get a shot they...

Mar 16, 2021

Vaccine eligibility expanded to include remaining phase one healthcare staff

All remaining phase one healthcare workers will soon be eligible to book their COVID-19 vaccine appointments.Starting March 16 at 8 a.m., healthcare workers part of the phase one high risk group that ...

Mar 15, 2021

Province reports 110 new cases of COVID-19, no deaths

The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting 110 new cases and 207 recoveries. Also residents who are age 50 or older in the Far North are eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine.Vaccines ReportedAn addit...

Mar 15, 2021

Coming week will see trickle of COVID-19 vaccine doses before floodgates open

OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada is expecting a smaller-than-normal shipment of COVID-19 vaccines this week, with fewer than 445,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech shots scheduled for delivery ov...

Mar 15, 2021

Vaccines in Saskatchewan exceeds 100,000; vaccine appointments expanding to 72-plus

The Government of Saskatchewan reached the 100,000 milestone for COVID-19 vaccinations on Saturday. After reporting 1,624 new doses in Saturday's daily update, 100,195 COVID-19 vaccines have now been ...

Mar 13, 2021