COVID-19 Immunization Update – June 15 saskatchewan.ca/COVID19 Slide 1 Presentation outline: 1st dose surge strategy: 1. Primary vaccine uptake strategies to date 2. Targets for 1st dose uptake 3. New strategies to increase 1st dose uptake 4. Why it’s critical to get the vaccine Primary Vaccine Strategies To Date saskatchewan.ca/COVID19 Slide 2 Four pillars of SHA uptake strategy 1. Enhancing Access • Connecting to vulnerable & hard-to-reach populations through hundreds of mobile/pop-up clinics and outreach clinics in core neighborhoods • Varied delivery model: drive thru, booked appointments, pharmacies and First Nations clinics, etc. • Partnerships with Education sector, First Nations, large workplaces, CBOs and other sectors to deliver to hard to reach populations 2. Creating Champions: Using clinical experts, community leaders and everyday people as champions for the vaccine in our public communications 3. Communicating the benefits of the vaccine: Broad-based communications on safety, efficacy and critical role played by vaccine in helping us return to normal 4. Modelling our values: Ensure health care workers get the vaccine to keep them safe and send a message to the public about practicing what we preach Targets for 1st Dose saskatchewan.ca/COVID19 Slide 3 Target by June 20 70% Of those 12+ have received 1st dose Current state 67% of those 12+ have received 1st dose Key factors for uptake: Confidence Complacency Convenience Confidence appears strong, limited need to adjust strategies on this basis Adjusting strategies to address these factors, particularly for younger age groups Target by late summer 80%+ Of those 12+ have received both doses Ongoing high uptake needed not just to re-open Sask, but sustain re-opening by mitigating the risk of variants New Strategies to Increase Uptake saskatchewan.ca/COVID19 Slide 4 Increasing convenience by delivering vaccines in ways that better account for how Saskatchewan residents live, work and play Live* Work* Play* • School clinics being expanded to family clinics • Dedicated first dose booked appointments • Fast pass lanes for 1st doses in identified drive thrus/walk-ins • Downtown pop-up clinics in Malls or pedestrian areas • Core neighbourhood clinics • Big box grocery store clinics • Partnerships with large employers making it easier to access immunization, such as delivery at hog barns, mine sites, RCMP cadets, etc. • Pop up clinics at flag football games, ball games, golf courses, etc. • Vaccinate-at-the-lake, waterparks, rec areas, etc. • Deliver in partnership with Sask Roughriders * Examples are not exhaustive and types of delivery will vary depending on area of the province and local partnership options New Strategies to Increase Uptake saskatchewan.ca/COVID19 Slide 5 Decreasing complacency by: Increasing communications on the health risks of going unvaccinated, particularly targeted to younger age groups Ensuring a seamless experience for those getting their 1st dose (e.g. 1st dose dedicated clinics, fast pass lines/lanes) Delivering in locations younger populations access anyway Creating partnership with trusted organizations to lower barriers and help us celebrate vaccinations as a way of saving lives and getting us back to normal WhW saskatchewan.ca/COVID19 Slide 6 Why it’s critical to get the vaccine? Because unvaccinated people are exponentially more likely to get sick, require hospitalization and die Because Saskatchewan people need relief from the restrictions on their lives and livelihoods Because Saskatchewan residents deserve a summer free from the fear of COVID! www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19 Slide 7 COVID-19 Immunization Campaign Update June 15, 2021