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Fourth COVID-19 shots are now available to people over the age of 18 in Saskatchewan and pharmacists are at the forefront of the campaign.
Michael Fougere, the CEO of the Pharmacy Association of Saskatchewan, said pharmacists have done a lot of vaccinations over the course of the pandemic.
“We’re prepared for this. We know that we’ll be the primary agent of delivery for these vaccinations in the fall,” Fougere said.
On Monday, the province made second boosters (or fourth shots overall) available to everyone over the age of 18, as long as four months have passed since their first booster. Previously, only those 50 and over were eligible.
Access to the Saskatchewan Health Authority’s public booking system opened Friday, with vaccination clinics opening Monday.
Appointments also are available through Indigenous Services Canada and the Northern Inter-tribal Health Authority, and walk-in clinics also are available.
Bookings can be made online, or by calling 1-833-727-5829.
Pharmacies also are doing vaccinations, and Fougere said pharmacists work hard to make sure the public is safe and have been since the outset of the pandemic.
Their working model changed to accommodate offering COVID-19 vaccines by walk-in and appointment as part of their daily work. That was a big change at the time.
“Pharmacists are very proud of doing it; that’s what they do. They help to keep people safe and they’re more than happy to help keep on doing that,” Fougere said.
He added that pharmacists are regularly available to offer vaccinations and are hoping and expecting an uptake in vaccinations for people over the age of 18 come fall, alongside an uptake in flu shots.
“We’ll work very hard to make sure those vaccines are available,” Fougere shared. “We know that the more people that are protected, the safer we all are.”