Prince Albert MHO responds to COVID conspiracy theories and why more people need to get vaccinated
Prince Albert’s local medical health officer is pleading for more people to roll up their sleeves, not only for their own safety but also their community.
According to Thursday’s numbers from the Saskatchewan Health Authority, 69 per cent of adults in the province 18 and over received a first dose of COVID vaccine. In the northeast zone, which covers an area from Rosthern to the Manitoba border and from Blaine Lake to Athabasca, the number is even lower at 55 per cent.
Dr Randall Friesen explained one of the challenges with the vaccination rollout has been getting vaccine to smaller, northern communities, but he also acknowledged there’s been issues with communication using the age based system.
“It hard to follow, it’s hard to track, especially for people who maybe aren’t comfortable with the internet or don’t have good access. Sometimes you miss the opportunity and go ‘I didn’t know that was on,'” he said.