premier scott moe seemed confident that saskatchewan can do it without the vaccine lottery proposed by the saskatchewan ndp and implemented in neighbouring provinces . moe said the protection of vaccination is its own reward.
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moe noted that it’s been precisely six months since the first vaccines went into saskatchewan arms . the campaign has sped up, with more than 800,000 vaccines in the past three months. it will only get faster, with 74,880 doses of pfizer and 89,880 doses of moderna expected this week alone.
daily covid-19 cases fell to the lowest level since early november this week, with just 47 new cases reported tuesday, although four new deaths were reported . but genetic sequencing has detected more variants of concern in saskatchewan, including an additional 18 cases of the delta variant, known to be highly transmissible.
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asked why the government is shifting its efforts increasingly toward first doses to meet targets , even amid that risk, moe said any renewed focus will not compromise second-dose efforts.
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