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More than 100,000 flu shots given in first week, SHA says
After less than a week of flu shots being available in the province, more than 105,000 vaccinations already had been done. That number represents the shots given as of Monday, according to the Saskatc...
Oct 21, 2021
'It is time to stop asking nicely': Calls mount for more public health measures
The Canadian Medical Association has some strong language about the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan: “It is time to stop asking nicely.” CMA president Dr. Katharine Smart...
Oct 21, 2021
Health-care staffing issues not just due to COVID-19: SEIU-West
For weeks, we've been hearing that the limiting factor in Saskatchewan hospitals isn't necessarily the equipment but the properly trained health-care workers -- and top officials of the SEIU-West unio...
Oct 21, 2021 SEIU-West vice-president Neil Colmin.
Saskatchewan to send three more ICU patients to Ontario
Saskatchewan is set to transfer three more intensive care patients to Ontario. In a media release Thursday, the Saskatchewan government said it would be sending one ICU patient on each of the next thr...
Oct 21, 2021 (Dr. Susan Shaw/Twitter)
Latest COVID vaccine Oct. 21: 355 new cases, 2 deaths, 76 people in ICU
The death toll in Saskatchewan due to COVID-19 reached 800 on Thursday. The Ministry of Health reported two people between the ages of 60 and 79 had died as a result of the virus. One was from the nor...
Oct 21, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel recommends lower insurance rates
Drivers in Saskatchewan could be paying less for vehicle insurance next year. The Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel is recommending that the provincial government approve an overall rate decrease of 1.3 ...
Oct 20, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Current public health measures not enough to stop COVID overload, modelling numbers say
Not only are COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU numbers across the province unsustainable right now, we can expect more surges in the coming months if nothing changes, chief medical health officer Dr. ...
Oct 20, 2021
Mismatched identity documents leaves fully vaccinated Regina woman unable to prove it
A fully vaccinated Regina woman is having trouble proving her vaccination status because eHealth does not recognize her chosen name after marriage. When Genna Rodriguez was married about a decade ago,...
Oct 20, 2021 Genna Rodriguez, a fully vaccinated Regina woman, speaks about not being able to prove her vaccination status because she cannot access her eHealth account. She was invited to the Saskatchewan Legislature by the NDP on Oct. 20, 2021 to share her story. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Six Sask. patients to be in Ontario by end of day, hospitals still strained
Three Saskatchewan residents have officially been transferred to Ontario to receive medical care. Another three patients were expected to be transferred by the end of the day Wednesday barring anythin...
Oct 20, 2021
Shahab breaks down while discussing COVID modelling
Many people are feeling the pressure of 20 months under a pandemic, particularly as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Saskatchewan and the health-care system reaches a breaking point. On Wednesday, D...
Oct 20, 2021 Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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