Some parents decided to make the trek to Moose Jaw instead, while others opted to wait, taking the rush as an encouraging sign rather than dwelling on the disappointment. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Anecdotally, appointments in Regina and Saskatoon were snatched up within minutes. Little Ellie gets vaccinated next week, but others didn’t have as much luck booking an appointment before they were all booked up in their area. “It’s going to just relieve so much stress and worry.”Įmery Wagner and her five-month-old Ellie Wagner stand for a portrait in their home on Monday, Februin Regina. “I definitely had a little bit of a cry,” Wagner said. “It was conditions like very severe heart conditions and babies on dialysis and things like that, so I’m really glad that they had something in place to make sure that the severely immunocompromised kids got it first.”īut the relief was still immense for this Regina parent who’s been living the last 10 months doing everything she can to protect her daughter from the pandemic. “They had this very extensive list of conditions that would qualify and she actually was not on it, so we ended up booking this morning,” Wagner said of her daughter Ellie who was born with hydronephrosis, a condition that affects kidney function. Parents of eligible immunocompromised children got a head start on the rush Thursday morning.
Starting at 8 a.m Friday, Saskatchewan residents with children age six months up to five years were able to book appointment online, or by calling as of 8:45 a.m. There’s been absolutely nothing to protect her.” “It’s been a hard couple months just constantly worrying about her. “I don’t even have words for how good it feels,” Wagner said in an interview Friday. Moments later she was able to book her 10-month-old immunocompromised daughter in for her first COVID-19 vaccine. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
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