The drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination in Saskatoon opened Monday morning at Prairieland Park.
Hundreds of vehicles were lined up prior to the clinic opening, with the line stretching from the Prairieland Park entrance on St. Henry to Optimist Hill.
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The Saskatchewan Health Authority said only people aged 55 and older on their date of immunization are eligible to receive the vaccine.
The site is administering the AstraZeneca vaccine and is first-come, first-served.
The clinic opened at 8:30 a.m. and closes at 4 p.m. Monday.
Starting Tuesday, the clinic’s hours run from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and will operate daily until the vaccine supply runs out.
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The SHA announced a number of drive-thru sites last week after roughly 55,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses were scheduled to be delivered earlier than expected.
More than 45,000 doses were delivered on Thursday, with the remainder scheduled to arrive by April 7.
People who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the last 90 days and individuals who received any other vaccine in the last 14 days are not eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the SHA said.
