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Arcand said the clinic provided the tribal council an opportunity to give back to the community and perhaps changed some perceptions for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.
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The clinic, which began April 6, will shut down permanently Friday as the numbers of people getting vaccinated at the arena and concert venue have dwindled.
Arcand said more than 28,000 vaccine doses were injected into people’s arms at the clinic.
“I look at this as saying there’s systems here in the city of Saskatoon and in this province that always have taken care of Indigenous people,” Arcand said in an interview Thursday. “Now we’ve flipped that. We are an Indigenous organization that partnered with (the Saskatchewan Health Authority) and Indigenous Services Canada to be the front leader in the city as one
Prince Albert residents can expect to see pop-up vaccine clinics at various venues across the city in the coming weeks, including retail locations and recreation areas.
Paul Ross with SHA Primary Health Care said Prince Albert, like many cities, has seen a decline in the uptake of traditional clinics and drive-thru clinics for mass immunization.
“That’s mainly attributed to the percentage of our population that is currently vaccinated,” Ross said. “We’re trying to refocus and better utilize our resources to get to the people that need it and make it as easy as possible.”
Seventy-four per cent of those 12+ have received their first dose and 62 per cent of those 12+ are fully vaccinated in the province as of July 27. Ross said the number of vaccines in the younger population are a little lower than the higher age groups, so that’s part of the demographic they’re trying to attract.
Prince Albert Daily Herald
A nurse draws a dose from a vaccine vial in Prince Albert. Photo courtesy SHA.
A renewed focus on getting young populations vaccinated, and a return to business as usual were factors in the SHA’s decision to alter its vaccine rollout strategy.
That’s according to Paul Ross, the Director of Primary Health Care with the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) in Prince Albert. Starting Aug. 8, the SHA will transition away from its old vaccine rollout policy. Ross said the current model was successful, but the demand has decreased as the number of fully vaccinated residents has gone up.
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