The province has added availability for drive-thru and walk-in COVId-19 vaccination clinics. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Reopening push

Times added to COVID-19 drive-thru, walk-in clinics

Jun 16, 2021 | 10:26 AM

Drive-thru and Walk-in vaccination clinics for COVID-19 have added availability in northwest Saskatchewan this week, as the Government of Saskatchewan pushes to reach its percentage goals for the Reopening Roadmap.

Residents in the Battlefords can access the area’s drive-thru clinic today from 2:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., as well as 12:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. on Friday. The Lloydminster drive-thru site at the Exhibition Grounds was scheduled to have availability on June 19 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., while the walk-in clinic also has supply of the Pfizer vaccine for first dose recipients only on June 17 during that same time frame.

There are several other walk-in and drive-thru clinic times available in the region this week. Biggar’s drive-thru clinic and Cut Knife’s walk-in site will be open June 17 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and 12:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. respectively. Both of these locations will provide Pfizer vaccine for first dose recipients only.

Turtleford will have a short window for their walk-in on June 18 from 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. and Macklin will have walk-in times from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. on June 18 as well.

Pharmacies and other facilities doing appointment bookings are available throughout the week. Drive-thru clinics continue to operate on a first-come, first-served basis. More information on times in each region are available online.

As of June 16, there more 48,125 positive cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, along with 46,837 recoveries and 562 deaths, for a fatality rate of 1.2 per cent. The active case total is now at 726 in the province, with 97 in the North West, and the seven-day average for new cases is 72, the lowest total since November 1 of 2020. Hospitalizations have dropped to 97.

The total number of vaccines administered is 922,335 vaccinations, after more than 12,000 were added Wednesday. Additionally, 69 per cent of Saskatchewan residents aged 12 and older have received one dose and 67 per cent of those 12 and older have also received a first dose.

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