Residents in the Battlefords have one last day of availability for vaccination of five to 11 year-olds before 2022. (Saskatchewan Health Authority)

By battlefordsNOW Staff

Last day

Waning COVID-19 vaccine availability for ages 5 to 11 on Saturday

Dec 10, 2021 | 10:56 AM

Parents in the Battlefords have just a few days of COVID-19 vaccination availability for five to 11 year olds left in 2021.

Access to supplies of the Pfizer vaccine specifically for this age group of children is scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 11. This is only at the Finning Cat Drive Thru off of Highway 16.

Residents 12 and older have availability at the drive thru clinic on Dec. 14, where they can get Pfizer or Moderna vaccines from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This will also depend on remaining supply later in the day.

Additional clinic days for 12+ will continue, while the 5-11 category will have availability on Dec. 22.

(Government of Saskatchewan)

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There are 39,051 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the five to 11 age category so far in Saskatchewan and 842,292 residents have been fully vaccinated.

As of Dec. 9, there have been 81,572 positive cases of COVID-19 in the province and 936 deaths, for a case-fatality rate of 1.2 per cent. Of those deaths, there have been three in the 19 and under category.

There currently 622 active cases, including 51 in the North West region.

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