OTTAWA -- Saskatchewan’s health minister says people need to see that there is a “light at the end of the tunnel" in regards to COVID-19.
Minister Paul Merriman told Â鶹´«Ã½ Channel’s Power Play on Monday that Saskatchewan’s reopening plan isn’t premature.
Saskatchewan is set to start the first phase of its reopening plan at the end of May, when 70 per cent of residents aged 40 and up have their first COVID-19 vaccine dose. In comparison, the federal government says restrictions could loosen in the summer if 75 per cent of eligible Canadians have received their first COVID-19 vaccine and 20 per cent are fully vaccinated.
“This is encouraging people to go out and get vaccinated so we can hit that 70 per cent mark,†Merriman said.
Merriman explains why he views Saskatchewan’s plan as an incentive at the video at the top of this article.
