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Sask. unions want all health workers prioritized for COVID-19 vaccines
Unions representing thousands of Saskatchewan health workers are demanding their members be put on the priority list for COVID-19 vaccinations.
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The first two variant infections, also believed to be contained, were reported Tuesday in the Regina area. We need to be … much more vigilant and much more transparent on . figuring out if we have the variants, where they are, and how people should protect themselves, said Tracy Zambory, president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses.
She pointed to Alberta where the chief medical health officer has said close contacts of anyone testing positive for a variant could have to isolate for up to 24 days.
Zambory noted there are conversations happening in Canada and beyond about whether people need to wear two masks to protect against spreading the new strains.
Nurses union calls for more transparency as Sask. sees 3rd case of coronavirus variant
The head of Saskatchewan s main nurses union is urging provincial leaders to explain how they plan to deal with a more infectious strain of the novel coronavirus following a report of a third variant case.
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