A cargo of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine might be coming to Saskatchewan.
“We do have a lot of choices. I do encourage individuals to get vaccinated,” stated Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman.
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Throughout a scrum after Monday’s Query Interval, Merriman stated for individuals who are uncomfortable with the AstraZeneca, Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, there might be one other various coming.
“There’s been a lot of requests for Johnson & Johnson and we’re engaged on getting them in from the federal authorities,” stated Merriman. “We now have requested for an allotment of Johnson & Johnson in addition to Alberta has.”
Johnson & Johnson, which solely requires a single dose quite than two, was authorized by Canada in March of this 12 months. Merriman is hoping the province will obtain the Johnson & Johnson vaccines by the top of the month.
“To have the ability to get these individuals which may want that one shot versus having a double dose,” he stated. “However we haven’t confirmed that with the federal authorities but.”
Merriman didn’t state what number of Johnson & Johnson vaccines had been requested.
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