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Latest COVID update June 11: 81 new cases, 1 death, active cases fall under 900
The number of active COVID-19 cases being reported in Saskatchewan has fallen below 900 for the first time since early November. The Ministry of Health said Friday there were 899 active cases in the p...
Jun 11, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Hutterian Safety Council using education to help with vaccine hesitancy
While Hutterite communities in Saskatchewan deal with the same COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy seen across the country, the Hutterian Safety Council is providing education opportunities. "I think it’...
Jun 11, 2021
'It's good news': Farmers await possible thunderstorms
Severe thunderstorms could hit Saskatchewan on Thursday night, and that could be good news for farmers. The latest crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture showed there isn’t enough topsoil ...
Jun 10, 2021
Latest COVID update June 10: Second vaccine doses again exceed first shots
Saskatchewan has set a record for most second doses of COVID-19 vaccines delivered in a day. In its update Thursday, the Ministry of Health said 13,460 of the 16,787 vaccinations done in the latest re...
Jun 10, 2021 (Lisa Schick/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan expanding access to rapid antigen tests
Saskatchewan is making rapid antigen tests available to people and businesses in the province. In a media release Thursday, the provincial government said it was changing regulations so that those who...
Jun 10, 2021
Vaccine effectiveness and Delta variant: Microbiologist weighs in
According to microbiologist Dr. Joseph Blondeau, there needs to be more done to tackle COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy as new variants emerge around the globe. The number of people getting their first COVI...
Jun 10, 2021
Fear of the unknown, false information behind vaccine hesitancy: Pharmacists
Thousands of COVID-19 vaccines are being administered nearly every day in Saskatchewan. But according to provincial numbers, more than half of those eligible for their first vaccinations in the 12-to-...
Jun 09, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan vaccine rollout 'hitting a wall': Epidemiologist
A Saskatchewan epidemiologist studying COVID-19 trends is calling Saskatchewan's slowing vaccination numbers unsurprising. With up to 25 per cent of the population representing people who are either h...
Jun 09, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
NDP joins call for provincial gov't to apologize for residential schools
The revelations from a residential school in Kamloops, B.C., last week have the harm caused by residential schools fresh in many people's minds now, and some are taking the opportunity to call for an ...
Jun 09, 2021
Eligibility for second dose of COVID vaccine changing Thursday
More Saskatchewan residents will be eligible to get a second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday. The Saskatchewan Health Authority announced Wednesday the age of eligibility will drop to 55 and ov...
Jun 09, 2021
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