Prince Albert drive thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic opens Saturday
A nurse draws a dose from a vaccine vial in Prince Albert. Photo courtesy SHA
Prince Albert will now be opening a drive-thru COVID-19 immunization clinic beginning Saturday April 3rd, 2021, one day earlier than originally announced on Thursday.
This clinic will be administering the AstraZeneca vaccine.
This is as a result of an earlier than expected allocations of AstraZeneca and Saskatchewan is scheduled to receive approximately 55,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine between April 1 and April 7.
Other communities that will see additional clinics include Regina, Saskatoon, Yorkton, Moose Jaw, Weyburn, Swift Current, Lloydminster and North Battleford.
Prince Albert drive thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic coming Sunday
A nurse draws a dose from a vaccine vial in Prince Albert. Photo courtesy SHA
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) announced Thursday that they will be expediting the opening of additional drive thru and walk-in clinics in communities around Saskatchewan to deliver vaccines, including Prince Albert.
This is as a result of an earlier than expected allocations of AstraZeneca and Saskatchewan is scheduled to receive approximately 55,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine between April 1 and April 7.
Other communities that will see additional clinics include Regina, Saskatoon, Yorkton, Moose Jaw, Weyburn, Swift Current, Lloydminster and North Battleford.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is expediting the opening of additional drive thru and walk-in in Regina, Saskatoon, Yorkton, Moose Jaw, Weyburn, Swift Current, Prince Albert, Lloydminster and North Battleford.
Swift Current COVID-19 Walk In Clinic opens on Friday and Drive-Thru vaccination Clinic will be operational Saturday
April 1, 2021
Earlier than expected allocations of AstraZeneca mean that Saskatchewan is scheduled to receive approximately 55,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine between today and April 7, 2021, including more than 45,000 doses allocated from the United States arriving today. As a result, the Saskatchewan Health Authority is expediting the opening of additional drive thru and walk-in clinics in communities around Saskatchewan to deliver these vaccines including Regina, Saskatoon, Yorkton, Moose Jaw, Weyburn, Swift Current, Prince Albert, Lloydminster and North Battleford.
Clinics will be available to residents 55 years of age and older. All of these clinics will be first come first serve. Clinics in some communities will begin as early as this weekend and added throughout the next week as the clinics are ready to start operating. Targeted start dates of operation are