There were 723 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 36,527. The doses were administered in the following zones: Far North Central (17), Far North East (22), North Central (392), North West (83), Central East (11), and Saskatoon (198). Back-dated corrections submitted to February 2 have realized an additional 41 doses of vaccine administered in the Far North East (22) and Regina (19) zones. Saskatchewan’s Moderna allocation of 6,000 doses is scheduled to arrive at the RRPL on February 5. It will be distributed to the Far North and North zones to provide second doses as well as to Central West, specifically Kindersley and Rosetown, for first doses.
The virus variant first detected in the U.K. has arrived in Saskatchewan, according to the province. The variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has been detected in two residents in the Regina zone.
There were 106 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 35,575. As of February 2, 109 per cent of the . . .
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With governments ramping up COVID-19 testing in priority settings such as airports, schools and essential workplaces as more infectious variants of the virus emerge in Canada, a Kanata company says its newly approved device used in saliva-based tests could pave the way for a faster reopening of the economy.
DNA Genotek announced this week that Health Canada has given the green light to its saliva collection kit for emergency use. Diagnostic labs and public health authorities now have access to the device for COVID-19 testing.
Company officials say the system could make it easier to detect coronavirus infections, especially in children and others unable to tolerate a nasopharyngeal swab.