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COVID-19 news recap for this week: June 7 to 13

Here's a selection of the COVID-19 related news from this week
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As of June 10, any resident aged 55 or older or who received their first dose vaccine on or before April 7 is now eligible to receive their second vaccine dose. 

Cancer patients, organ transplant recipients and individuals with high clinical priority are also included in the current eligibility group and will receive a letter from the health authority.

Second doses are available at any of the SHA’s vaccine clinics, including booked appointments, walk-in and drive-through sites, and at participating pharmacies. 


This week, the SHA added more than 8,000 vaccination appointments to it's booking system, available online or over the phone. 

Public health also updated the online booking system to include the brand of vaccine that clinic locations are offering.


Two new COVID-19 outbreaks were declared by public health this week, including one more Moose Jaw school after reporting new positive cases.

Tollifson Cable in Moose Jaw was declared the site of a COVID-19 outbreak on June 7. The current total outbreaks in Moose Jaw is now eight.

William Grayson Elementary School was also listed as an active outbreak on June 10, after reporting positive cases on June 8.

William Grayson joins Prince Arthur Community School and St. Michael's Elementary School on the outbreaks list. 

A.E. Peacock Collegiate, Vanier Collegiate, Westmount Elementary and St. Margaret Elementary also declared positive cases the week previous.

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