Sask. doctor says province should take notes from Manitoba's vaccine uptake strategy
CBC
A Saskatchewan doctor is calling on the provincial government to do more to increase vaccination rates, after Manitoba announced it will be spending millions to help doctors and other health-care workers boost the number of first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines in that province.
Saskatchewan's vaccination rates dropped in the weeks after the province lifted all public COVID-19 restrictions on July 11. Now they're climbing once again. Thousands of doses have been administered since Premier Scott Moe announced a proof-of-vaccination policy on Sept. 16.
However, on Tuesday Saskatchewan recorded one of its worst days in the COVID-19 pandemic, breaking multiple pandemic-related records.
The province reported 10 more people with COVID died. There was also a record 311 people in hospital with the disease, with 65 in intensive care, also a record.
Last Tuesday, Manitoba Premier Kelvin Goertzen announced $14 million to help doctors develop community-focused and one-on-one outreach with their patients who are not fully vaccinated.
It is intended to help doctors eliminate misinformation about the vaccines and offer opportunities for patients to talk about their vaccine questions and concerns, according to Manitoba Health and Seniors Care Minister Audrey Gordon.
Saskatchewan has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. As of Tuesday, 71.7 per cent of Saskatchewan's eligible population is fully vaccinated.
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