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As a family physician and as president of the SMA, I worry about the many physicians across the province who are seeing patients daily and who are not protected,” she said. “I am concerned about patients who may be reluctant to see their doctors out of fear of contracting COVID-19. A more planned, systematic approach to vaccinations among HCWs will provide patients with the reassurance that engaging with the health-care system is becoming safer and will lead to a quicker resumption of everyday health services.”
Dr. Konstantynowicz noted the province’s 2,600 physicians were looking for certainty on when they will be vaccinated, but the Immunization Delivery Plan does not provide it. A previously circulated draft plan was specific about HCWs in high-risk settings (with aerosolized virus) in Phase 1. That plan indicated that most remaining physicians were slated to be vaccinated in Phase 2. According to standards developed by the National Advisory Committee on Immunizatio
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says his government will look for ways to include more health-care workers for early vaccinations, but can t guarantee it will happen because of a scare supply. . .
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says his government will look for ways to include more health-care workers for early vaccinations, but can t guarantee it will happen because of a scare supply. . .
Posted: Feb 09, 2021 1:24 PM CT | Last Updated: February 9
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili says the provincial government should have adopted his party s pitch of three-week shutdown in November when cases were on the rise. Meili since there have been 10 times the number of deaths related to COVID-19.(Michael Bell/The Canadian Press)