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Saskatchewan reported it will begin vaccinating police officers, firefighters and public health inspectors with the help of mobile vaccination clinics. Remaining health care workers will also recieve first doses and pharmacies will be able to vaccinate its own employees in the coming weeks.
The Ministry of Health said vaccination of first responders will commence in the next two weeks, as mobile vaccine clinics finish giving first doses to residents and staff in congregate living settings.
Paramedics are not included in this phase, as they were vaccinated in Phase 1, the Ministry of Health said.
“Similar to the vaccination of vaccine delivery teams, vaccinating first responders involved with enforcing COVID-19 orders will reduce the risk of transmission to personnel that support the overall COVID-19 response,” the Ministry said in a news release.
According to a release from the Regina Police Service, 140 frontline officers received their first dose over the weekend. Roughly 60 frontline officers are left to receive their first dose in Regina.
REMAINING HEALTH CARE WORKERS TO BE VACCINATED
Remaining health care employees will be vaccinated using leftover doses from Phase 1 of the Vaccine Delivery Plan.
Sixty-seven per cent of health care workers eligible in Phase 1 received their vaccine, the Ministry said. The leftover 13,152 doses will be used to vaccinate the health care workers not included in Phase 1. This includes outpatient and community services staff, nurses, pharmacists, therapy staff, mental health professionals, social workers, housekeeping, dietary and ward support staff.
“All physicians are being included in priority sequencing as they may be called on to assist in clinical care areas and surge capacity needs,” the Ministry said.
These groups will be directed to book an appointment by phone via a letter from the College of Physicians and Surgeons for doctors or the SHA for other healthcare staff.
PHARMACIES TO BEGIN GIVING VACCINE
On the week of April 26, pharmacies will be able to administer doses to those who are eligible through age-based sequencing as well as to pharmacy staff, and staff of the grocery store where the pharmacy is located.
As pharmacies begin delivering the COVID-19 vaccine, we know there will be an increased risk of exposure to those frontline staff working in those facilities, Health Minister Paul Merriman said. By making the COVID-19 vaccine available to staff working in the pharmacy or attached grocery spaces through the pharmacists delivering the vaccine, these workers will be protected.
VACCINE ELIGIBILITY
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has expanded vaccination eligibility to include 50-year-olds at the Regina drive-thru clinic.
As of Monday morning, anyone aged 50-54 on the date of immunization is eligible to receive a vaccine at the site.
The Regina drive-thru clinic started administering Pfizer vaccines to people aged 53 and 54 on Friday.
Anyone 55 years of age and older can book their vaccination online or over the phone.
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