The light at the end of the long COVID tunnel is now visible in Prince Albert.
The first recipients at the start of the roll-out of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in the city Thursday included health care staff and long term residents. And with these crucial vaccinations came messages of hope – along with continued doses of realism – that this may well be the beginning of the end of a virus that has so far claimed 177 lives in Saskatchewan with more than 17,000 others testing positive.
“I feel very fortunate to be [among the] first to be vaccinated,” said Dr. Romashnee Moodliar, a practicing physician working at the city’s COVID Testing and Assessment site. “I think it will definitely help us turn the corner in fighting this pandemic, but I urge people not to lose sight of the fact that we still need to continue social distancing, washing our hands and wearing masks for a long time to come.”