There are plenty of vaccines to go around in northern Saskatchewan, according to Health Minister Paul Merriman, and northern leaders should communicate that with their communities.
Merriman told Gormley guest host Mike Couros there are tens of thousands of COVID-19 vaccines available for all northern communities.
“We have 42,000 vaccines up there, plus Indigenous Services Canada has an additional 14,000. Now, that’s on top of the pharmacies and the SHA which probably have another 400,000 vaccines throughout the province,” he said.
On Monday, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) asked the province for immediate help with resources and the ability to impose public health orders to try and stop a rapidly spreading COVID-19 infection on the Buffalo River Dene First Nation.
Sask health minister asks northern leaders to act before COVID-19 outbreaks occur
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Twenty of them were among residents of the far north east, while 12 were from the far north west. The Saskatoon zone had five new cases, while Regina had no new cases reported on Monday.
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Monday’s update pushed the seven-day average of COVID-19 cases up to 38 in Saskatchewan. The new numbers came after just 931 tests were processed on Sunday.
There are now 55 people in hospital, including 10 in intensive care. That’s down from a recent high of 64 on Friday.