Tag Archives: Health
Vaccine plan needs faster rollout, better communication, says Sask. nurses’ union
The president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) thinks the province's program to roll out the COVID-19 vaccines needs to be sped up in a significant way."The quicker we go, the quicker we get ...
Jan 11, 2021
Saskatchewan Penitentiary inmate dies of COVID-19 complications
An inmate from the Saskatchewan Penitentiary died outside the hospital after "an apparent result of complications related to COVID-19," the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) announced Saturday. Thi...
Jan 09, 2021
Inmate vaccination plan rolls out; COVID spreads at Willow Cree Healing Lodge
The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to federal inmates.The 600 doses were distributed Friday amongst Saskatoon's Regional Psychiatric Centre, the Regional Treatment Centre i...
Jan 09, 2021
Moderna inoculations begin in La Ronge
Rhoda Wood, a registered nurse at the Lac La Ronge Indian Band's Jeannie Bird Clinic, was the first resident of the tri-communities to receive the Moderna vaccine Friday."I encourage other health care...
Jan 08, 2021
Seven deaths of COVID-19 in the province, largest number of vaccines administered in one day
The Government of Saskatchewan has reported seven deaths including one in the North Central and 336 new cases of COVID-19.As of January 8, a total of 6,015 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administ...
Jan 08, 2021
Lakeview Pioneer Lodge outbreak sheds light on specialized care in Saskatchewan
The Lakeview Pioneer Lodge long-term care home in Wakaw continues to deal with a major COVID-19 outbreak at the facility.According to Acting CEO Wayne Nogier, all 44 residents and over 20 staff member...
Jan 08, 2021
eHealth ransomware ‘one of the largest privacy breaches’ in Saskatchewan history
Saskatchewan's privacy commissioner has confirmed that last year's eHealth ransomware attack resulted in one of the biggest privacy breaches in the province's history.In a report issued Friday, the In...
Jan 08, 2021
First COVID vaccines given in Prince Albert
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...
Jan 07, 2021
Province records 334 new cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced as of today there have been 4,832 COVID-19 vaccine doses delivered in the province.This includes 2,069 Pfizer doses in the Regina pilot program and 233 sec...
Jan 07, 2021
Far North East to receive Moderna vaccine, after previously being excluded from rollout plans
When the Saskatchewan government initially announced its COVID-19 vaccine rollout plans in December, it didn't include the Far North East region to receive it in the rollout's first stage. However, th...
Jan 07, 2021
