Health Minister Paul Merriman reports they have received 49 hundred doses of the Moderna vaccine in Saskatchewan. He explains the Moderna vaccine can be transported and stored easier than the Pfizer vaccine so the first doses of Moderna vaccine will be sent to northern Saskatchewan where it will be given to long term care home residents and staff and other priority health care workers.  He adds they also expect to receive more doses of the Pfizer vaccine in Saskatoon and Prince Albert next week.

Merriman says they so far have received only a small supply of vaccines from the federal government so they are trying to get a clear indication from them as to the number of vaccines they will be sending them each week so they can plan the next steps in their vaccine program but they are ready to administer all of the vaccines they get as soon as they receive them.