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Saskatchewan Party’s vaccine rollout
The province’s plan for mass vaccinations announced by Health Minister Paul Merriman and Saskatchewan Health CEO Scott Livingstone holds significant flaws by not accounting for workers who are at extremely high risk.
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Vaccinating health-care workers, those in long-term care facilities, and those who are immune compromised because of serious health conditions makes sense. The next planned phase will be to vaccinate individuals according to age, beginning with those in their 60s.
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