Saskatchewan’s health minister says the latest COVID-19 numbers show the vaccines are working so he is once again encouraging those who haven’t had a shot to do so, or for those who aren’t fully vaccinated yet to get to that level.

Numbers show that out of the 1,220 cases in Saskatchewan during July, over 75 percent were unvaccinated or tested positive within three weeks of receiving their first vaccination.

Paul Merriman says getting vaccinated protects those around you so he is once again urging those with hesitancy to get the shots needed.

The data also shows about a third of the 1,220 cases were in those 19 years of age or under and about 20 percent were in those under 12. While that is not the news Merriman wants to hear, he says no one in that demographic had to go to intensive care or died.

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