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FRIDAY, December 18, 2020
Lighting up the front yard
Review Photo 3877 — Greg Nikkel
This front yard on McGillivray Drive was all lit up in blues, purples and reds, including the trees, house, and strings going across the yard. This is just one example of the many residential displays of Christmas lights that can be viewed around Weyburn this holiday season.
Immunization of Health Care Workers has started
Health care workers receive COVID vaccine The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were given to health care workPhoto Submitted ers at the Regina General Hospital on December 15.
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The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine had arrived in Saskatchewan. Immunization of 1,950 health care workers had started at Regina General Hospital on December 15, as part of a pilot to test the delivery and storage processes for the Pfizer vaccine. This is the first step of the government’s phased approach to delivering the COVID-19 vaccination to Saskatchewan people. “It is an incredibly exciting day in our fight against COVID-19, as nearly 2,000 people who have been on the front-lines delivering care since the beginning of the pandemic start being immunized with their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine,” said Premier Scott Moe. “As the first health care workers in Saskatchewan receive the vaccine, I encourage all Saskatchewan residents to get vaccinated, when the vaccine is made available to them.” The first recipients of the vaccine through the pilot
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are health care workers in ICUs, Emergency Departments and Covid Units at Regina General and Pasqua Hospitals and staff at testing and assessment centres. The immunizations will take place over a number of days. Pilot recipients will receive their second dose 21 days following the administration of the first dose. “I have seen the devastating effects of COVID-19 on the patients I have cared for in the intensive care unit, as well as its effects on their families,” Critical Care Physician Dr. Jeffrey Betcher said. “Accepting the vaccine is part of my responsibility as a physician. It will protect me, my patients, my colleagues, friends and family.” Dr. Betcher is to be among the first health care workers to receive the vaccine in Saskatchewan. Phase 1 of the Vaccine Delivery Plan focuses on immunizing priority populations who are at a higher risk of exposure to the virus
as well as those more at risk of serious illness, and will begin later this month. The Ministry of Health will work with the Saskatchewan Health Authority, Athabasca Health Authority, and First Nations Jurisdictions to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine to priority populations. Officials are planning for the logistics of transporting, storing and distributing the vaccine as it becomes available. The second phase of the Vaccine Delivery Plan is anticipated to begin in April, 2021 and will continue priority population immunization while providing widespread vaccine access to immunize the general population. Dr. Betcher reminded people not to become complacent because of the vaccine’s arrival, noting that it is critical to continue following public health orders and practicing the basics including, frequent hand-washing, physical distancing, masking and staying home if you have symptoms.
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