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Perhaps the problem after hearing so much nonsense on the pending end of the COVID-19 pandemic, is that it’s hard for some to accept that we might be approaching the beginning of the end.
From former U.S. President Donald Trump telling us the novel coronavirus would one day magically disappear (presumably, even without ingesting bleach) to Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe telling us for the past five months that we are at the finish line, many have had reason to develop an automatic boy-who-cried-wolf response mechanism to such self-serving pronouncements from politicians.
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Sask. to begin giving second doses in May, youth 12 and up added to vaccine rollout Saskatchewan will begin delivering second doses of COVID-19 vaccine this month, and residents 12 and up will soon be able to get their first dose.
Author of the article: Lynn Giesbrecht
Publishing date: May 06, 2021 • 5 hours ago • 3 minute read • A health-care professional prepares a dose of the Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine as high-risk workers receive the first vaccines in the state of Victoria s rollout of the program, in Melbourne, Australia, Feb. 22, 2021. Photo by SANDRA SANDERS /REUTERS
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Saskatchewan’s most senior residents are just two weeks away from being able to book their second COVID-19 vaccine shot and youth ages 12 and up will soon enter the queue to be eligible for their first dose.
Sask.-born infant denied health card due to mom s immigration status Jo Pereira s eight-month old son is a Canadian citizen, but she was stuck with a medical bill after he contracted COVID-19.
Author of the article: Arthur White-Crummey
Publishing date: May 06, 2021 • 4 hours ago • 3 minute read • The NDP raised the issue of Ms. Jo Pereira and her son (pictured above) in the Saskatchewan legislature on May 6, 2021. Both contracted COVID-19 but encountered difficulty with health coverage. She is here on a student visa, while her child was born here. Photo by David Bruce. Photo by Submitted /jpg
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Saskatchewan’s health minister won’t commit to reversing a policy that left an immigrant mother stuck with a medical bill for her Saskatchewan-born infant.
Winnipeg Free Press By: The Canadian Press
Last Modified: 6:39 PM CDT Thursday, May. 6, 2021 Save to Read Later
REGINA - Saskatchewan is extending its COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan to include children aged 12 and older with expected first doses by the end of the school year.
Premier Scott Moe speaks at the Legislative Building in Regina on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
REGINA - Saskatchewan is extending its COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan to include children aged 12 and older with expected first doses by the end of the school year.
Officials told a news conference Thursday the vaccines will be administered in school-based programs, pharmacies and clinics.
Health Minister Paul Merriman said the plan to offer shots in schools and timelines, as well as the parental consent process, are still being finalized.
When the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available in schools, the province said parents can expect to hear from public health officials and from their school divisions.
The announcement comes a day after Health Canada approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children aged 12 and up.
Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, said vaccine trials in younger children remain underway. We fully expect those trials to be very positive in terms of the safety and effectiveness of the vaccines, he said. We fully expect that by July or August, we will have information on vaccinations in children under 11.