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In the month after Sask announced a proof of vaccine policy, 21 per cent of the far north central's eligible residents got their first shot.

"Prolonged stress leads to exhaustion and it leads to challenges in our ability to cope."

(Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo) 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 hesitating or refusing to roll up their sleeves, Dr. Nazeem Muhajarine said the dip in first-dose vaccinations was always approaching. “We are kind of hitting a wall there,” Muhajarine said. “We have to do more to convince those people who are sitting on the fence to roll up their sleeve and get that first shot.” Muhajarine is the principal investigato...

Saskatchewan has gone from leader to laggard as other provinces pull ahead on the only number that governs reopening.

While many people may be looking forward to this weekend’s loosening of pandemic restrictions in Saskatchewan, some are anxious about the province’s reopening plan.