Funeral workers across Saskatchewan are asking to to be considered a priority in the province’s vaccine rollout.

President of the Saskatchewan Funeral Service Association John Schachtel says they want to be considered front line workers due to the nature of their work.
He urges people to remember that daily COVID-19 case numbers represent real people, and many people are left waiting for the chance to say goodbye to those they’ve lost.
He says sometimes people have to die alone because their loved ones aren’t allowed on the ward because of COVID.

Schachtel says the funeral service industry is always busy, but with the ever-increasing total of COVID-19 deaths, 2020 has been very difficult.

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