Article content A pair of Saskatchewan Health Authority officials told doctors during a weekly town hall meeting that experts recommended “numerous times” the inclusion of jail inmates and staff in the province’s COVID-19 vaccine prioritization, according to a leaked portion of a written exchange. The province, however, continues to immunize inmates on age-based criteria. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Experts recommended including Sask. inmates in vaccine priority: leaked Q&A Back to video In response to a question during Thursday’s town hall meeting about the exclusion of provincial jail inmates from vaccine prioritization, Dr. Kevin Wasko — the physician executive for integrated rural health — said the clinical expert committee “did recommend the inclusion of both inmates and staff at correctional facilities early in the campaign. That was also endorsed by the oversight committee. The Ministry and SHA has advanced that position numerous times.”