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FRIDAY, October 9, 2020
Residents should reduce risk for COVID infection
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Pharmacies now taking flu clinic appointments
By Sabrina Kraft Pharmacists at the Prairie Sky Co-op and Pharmasave stores are getting ready for the upcoming influenza shot clinics, which will start on Monday, Oct. 19. Flu shots are available to any resident aged five and older, with a valid Saskatchewan Health card, and are offered free of charge. Due to recommendations made by the Pharmacy Association, considering the restrictions already in place due to COVID-19, there will be extra precautions taken during this year’s clinics. Ian Fleck, pharmacy manager at Prairie Sky Coop, said their site is already taking appointments for the clinics. Since one of their guidelines is to only have one pharmacist assigned to providing shots per day, residents must call 306848-3682 to schedule an
appointment. Flu shots at the Co-op will be scheduled weekdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and no appointments will be made during the 12 to 1 p.m. lunch hour. Laura Resler, pharmacy manager at Pharmasave, noted that their site has been taking appointment bookings using an online/ mobile program that is available on their Facebook page. They will also accept appointments when residents call 306-848-3850. Pharmasave is going to be converting their store to meet guidelines for traffic flow and create clinic stations, so they ask for patience from their customers. In addition to any appointments booked, their site will accept walk-in clients, with the understanding that the walk-in will have to fit in to the schedule for the day. Flu shots at Pharmasave
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will be scheduled Mondays to Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. At both Prairie Sky Coop and Pharmasave pharmacies, residents must wear a mask to their appointment. Residents are asked to supply their own mask when possible, but both stores will have masks available when needed. The biggest protocol that residents should note for both sites is that they must be symptom-free before attending the influenza shot clinics. Sanitization of the injection rooms will be especially important. The pharmacists will be ensuring their hands are sanitized before and after each shot. Also, there will be extra cleaning of the stations, and the chairs in the waiting room. Residents can assist in
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respecting social distancing by not showing up for their appointment early, or waiting in their car in the parking lot until their appointment time. Social distancing will be observed at the sign-in station, injection rooms, and the monitoring area as clients are asked to wait 15 minutes after their shot. It is expected that there might be an influx of residents wanting Influenza Shots this year, and both pharmacies are planning so that they can assist with local clients. The regulations in place due to COVID-19 are definitely new, and there will be some learning opportunities for pharmacists this year. Influenza shots will continue to be offered until March, so if a resident has made an appointment and does not feel well that day, they should reschedule.
With a return to more indoor spaces, it’s necessary to examine your extended household and potentially reduce your number of regular contacts. “As the risk of local transmission increases, now is the time to reset your household and reduce the risk to those who matter most to you,” Saskatchewan Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab said. “We are all now part of other cohorts: in the workplace, at school, at extracurricular activities. Observing the necessary public health guidance in each of these settings and keeping our close contact list short is a vital step in reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmission.” • Your extended household is the people you can hug and touch, or those who can become part of your daily and weekly routines. This be should be 15 people or less. Ideally it is only members of your direct household. • Assess your extended household. Does it include
children in school settings, school staff, essential employees, or vulnerable populations like seniors or those with underlying health conditions? Consider that all of your contacts are now their contacts, too. • In the event that you are required to provide your activities and contacts as part of a public health contact investigation, can you name all those individuals you have come into close contact with over the last two weeks? If you cannot, adjust your routines and close contacts. • Stay home from all activities and workplaces even if you are experiencing mild symptoms. There are 16 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Oct. 6, bringing the total to 1,984 reported cases. Of the 1,984 reported cases, 139 are considered active. A total of 1,821 people have recovered, including 20 more as of Oct. 6. To date, 203,733 COVID-19 tests have been performed in Saskatchewan.
Local couple to appear on Family Feud Canada Heidi and Ryan Fowler are part of a family team that took part in a taping of Family Feud Canada in February, and the episode is now slated to be shown on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 2 p.m. on CBC-TV and CBC Gem. The Fowlers joined other members of Heidi’s family in Toronto on Feb. 9 and 10, at the CBC Broadcasting Centre to tape the episode. The family created an audition video and submitted it, and were later informed they were selected to take part in the nationally-broadcast game show. The family includes
Heidi’s mom, Loreen Husband, her brother Benji and sister Maria. Heidi said the auditions were really fun, starting with a dance-off to see which teams would play first. “Each family that was there had a chance to play a round of the Family Feud game against another family. The producers of the show were really interested in our introductions and finding out about each family,” said Heidi. The CBC game show is hosted by actor and standup comedian Gerry Dee, based on the international format of the long-running game show.
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