COVID vaccine

Negative COVID tests no longer accepted to board planes and trains in Canada

Nov 30, 2021 | 6:44am

Beginning Tuesday, travelers 12 and older wanting to board a plane or train in Canada, or to enter Canada, will have to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. The policy came into effect on October 30, but since then there has been a grace period where a negative molecular test no older than 72 hours would […]

Vaccine procedures to be in effect for staff at Prairie Valley School Division

Oct 4, 2021 | 5:46pm

The Prairie Valley School Division has announced their plans for vaccination procedures for its staff. Staff at schools in the Prairie Valley School division will be required to provide a proof of vaccination or provide a proof of a negative test. Acceptable vaccination proof includes the card issued by the Saskatchewan Health Authority at the […]

Pfizer submits initial trial data for COVID vaccine for children five to 11

Oct 1, 2021 | 4:40pm

The COVID-19 pandemic could soon be one step closer to being over. Pfizer has indicated they have submitted initial trial data to Health Canada for the use of their COVID-19 vaccination for children ages five to 11. The initial trials saw Pfizer test a much lower dose — a third of an amount given to […]

Saskatchewan government unveils vaccine threshold requirements for re-opening the province

May 4, 2021 | 3:06pm

It’s beginning to look like COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted in Saskatchewan over the next few months thanks to COVID-19 vaccines. The provincial government has announced benchmarks in which they will be able to open the economy. Each step will require three weeks to pass after a vaccination threshold has been met to ensure the […]

238 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan on Sunday; one new death

May 2, 2021 | 2:03pm

The provincial government is reporting one death, 238 new cases and 253 recoveries on Sunday. The death was from the Central East zone and was a resident in their 60’s. The death toll is now at 495. The new cases come from Regina (59), Saskatoon (40), the North Central (23), the North West (22), the […]

Canada’s Johnson & Johnson vaccines on hold

May 2, 2021 | 8:05am

Health Canada is holding the 300,000 Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines they have received due to a possible quality control issue. On Friday, Health Canada said in a statement that the vaccine doses are being held for further review after it was learned they were produced in the same facility which had an error last […]

Saskatchewan Trucking Association pleased to see truckers getting vaccinated in North Dakota

Apr 28, 2021 | 6:10am

The Saskatchewan Trucking Association is glad to see truck drivers based in Saskatchewan receive their COVID vaccines in North Dakota. It comes after a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the province and the state to allow for roughly 2,000 truck drivers to receive the vaccine. STA Executive Director Susan Ewart says there’s been very […]

Sask. Health Authority changes COVID vaccine eligibility to 44 and older

Apr 21, 2021 | 3:16pm

The Saskatchewan Health Authority will allow residents 44 and older to receive their COVID vaccine at walk-in and drive-thru clinics across the province on Thursday. The only difference being in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration district, where residents 40 and older are able to receive the vaccine. Residents deemed extremely clinically vulnerable will also be able […]

STF pleased to see vaccines for teachers in Saskatchewan

Apr 21, 2021 | 1:21pm

The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is pleased to finally see the province’s teachers moved ahead in the queue for COVID vaccines. The provincial government announced Tuesday that once Saskatchewan residents 40 and older are eligible to receive the vaccine in one week, front-line workers over the age of 16 will be able to receive the vaccine, […]

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