Sask. spring sitting dominated by pandemic, punctuated by personal shots in house
Saskatchewan spring legislative sitting was dominated by COVID-19. Its completion seemed to be welcomed by the province s 61 MLAs, some of whom spent their time in the house bickering about who would be worse to lead the people of the province.
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May 13, 2021 | 12:48 PM
A vial of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is seen with injection supplies at a clinic in Winnipeg, Friday, March 19, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Saskatchewan people who got a first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine could end up getting their second dose sooner than they thought.
Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman said Wednesday the federal government had indicated there could be a shipment of AstraZeneca doses arriving next week.
“We’re going to be looking at how we’re going to allocate that out. Obviously, it would be used for second doses, but how we’re going to do that and when we’re going to do that will depend if and when that shipment arrives,” said Merriman.
‘Human error’ reason Sask. pharmacies left without COVID-19 vaccines for Wednesday appointments By Moises Canales
May 12, 2021 | 5:01 PM
Health Minister Paul Merriman said on Wednesday afternoon that a mistake was the reason why many Wednesday COVID-19 vaccine appointments at pharmacies were delayed.
The Ministry of Health shared on Wednesday there was a miscommunication between Saskatchewan’s Drug Plan and Extended Benefits Branch and a pharmaceutical distributor. The error means doses will instead be in pharmacies on Thursday after hundreds of pharmacies around the province had to notify residents to have appointment times changed.
Merriman apologized and said it will not happen again.
By Ryan Young
May 12, 2021 | 6:14 PM
Health Minister Paul Merriman said on Wednesday afternoon that a mistake was the reason why many Wednesday COVID-19 vaccine appointments at pharmacies were delayed.
The Ministry of Health shared on Wednesday there was a miscommunication between Saskatchewan’s Drug Plan and Extended Benefits Branch and a pharmaceutical distributor. The error means doses will instead be in pharmacies on Thursday after hundreds of pharmacies around the province had to notify residents to have appointment times changed.
Merriman apologized and said it will not happen again.
“There was a date that was plugged in to the system for everything to be picked up and it was supposed to be the day before,” explained the minister. “It was a simple human error and we’re doing our best that it’s double checked and triple checked next time we ship out.”
"We're not going to have a Trudeau summer here in Saskatchewan," Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says. "We're going to have a one-dose spring, quite likely a two-dose summer."