REGINA Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 vaccine delivery plan has seen issues around supply and who is being prioritized, but the efficiency of the plan has also been leading Canada over the past few months. Saskatchewan continues to stick it to COVID faster than any other province in Canada, Health Minister Paul Merriman stated during Tuesday’s COVID-19 update. Saskatchewan administered its 300,000th dose on Tuesday and has its plan pick up steam with drive-thru clinics opening up across the province. It took the province 89 days to administer its first 100,000 doses, then 19 days to do the next 100,000 and just 13 days to complete the next 100,000.
Meili asked, “Will the Premier commit today to listening to front-line workers and finally getting this third wave under control? Moe replied, “We’re going to do better than that. We’re going to vaccinate the front-line workers here in Saskatchewan. “We released a news release here this morning where we are going to use our mobile capacity to ensure that we can provide those vaccines to our police, to our firefighters, as well as our public health inspectors. Upon receiving the vaccines in our pharmacies those pharmacies that are associated with large grocery stores, with many, many front-line workers we’re going to ask those pharmacies to vaccinate their front-line staff in those facilities.
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NDP says gov’t has broken its promises on hiring more continuing care aides By Moises Canales
Apr 8, 2021 6:54 PM
The Saskatchewan NDP continued its press on the Saskatchewan Party government regarding what they say is a broken promise to hire 300 new care aides in the province.
Seniors Critic Matt Love said on Thursday, following question period at the Saskatchewan legislature, that it’s frustrating to see the government is patting itself on the back for fulfilling all of their campaign promises from the fall election when they have not.
“The Sask. Party platform shows an investment in 300 continuing care aides at $18.4 million this year and every year after it,” started Love. “Now this is a promise they made over and over again in the campaign to win voters and convince people they are willing to staff up, but they are breaking that promise now.”
“This will be much more efficient and safe for all the residents who use it,” said Wilson, who represents Saskatchewan Rivers.
She added twinning the highway will also benefit the province as whole because of the large amount of resources transported on it.
Calls to twin the highway gained new momentum this winter after three lives were lost in a pair of separate crashes before Christmas.
In a separate but related project, three sets of passing lanes will also be installed on Highway 3 between Prince Albert and Shellbrook this summer.
Planning continues for hospital
NDP Health Critic Vicki Mowat told