COVID-19 vaccination rates are as low as 55 per cent in the far north regions of Saskatchewan, and health workers are scrambling to get information and assistance to those who need it
In Stanley Mission, a First Nations community in Northern Saskatchewan, health workers are going door to door to talk to residents about the COVID-19 vaccine, offering rides to appointments and addressing concerns community members may have about the shot – and they’re doing this important work in Cree.infections have been surging in Saskatchewan for months after the province was among a handful to do away with most public-health measures in the summer.
Last month, the community of about 1,600 people had a significant COVID-19 outbreak affecting about 120 people. As of Friday, the number of cases was down to 25. “That’s why we always try and promote the vaccines because it is our only way out,” said Ms. Cook-Searson.Stanley Mission and Lac La Ronge are part of the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority. This is a place where COVID-19 has hit especially hard – and it is also a place where many people are not getting vaccinated.
Current public-health orders include a mask mandate in public indoor places and proof-of-vaccination or a negative test to enter restaurants, bars, casinos, movie theatres, gyms, concert venues and ticketed sporting events. But many doctors have been calling for tougher restrictions to curtail infections for several weeks.
NDP Opposition Leader Ryan Meili, a family physician who has helped throughout the pandemic, said health care workers on the front lines are feeling overwhelmed and desperate. The NDP is urging the province to bring in limits on gathering sizes.
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