QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question no. 7 (Ms. Wilson):
To the Minister of Health, for each month since January 2021 to present,
(a) how many Saskatchewan people have had adverse reactions/events following immunizations, and
(b) how many adverse reactions/events were reported as such?
Answer: Tuesday, November 23, 2021
(a) As of November 13, 2021, 1,025 reportable adverse events have been submitted to the Ministry of Health following 1,773,034 doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in Saskatchewan since December 2020. Below are the number of adverse events per month: January – 71
February – 49
March – 34
April – 76
May – 159 June – 171 July – 195 August – 74 September – 60 October – 95 November (as of 13th) – 41 (b)
An Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) is any untoward medical occurrence which follows immunization and which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the administration of the vaccines. The AEFI may be any unfavourable or unintended sign, abnormal laboratory finding, symptom or disease. As per The Communicable Disease Regulations, an immunizer/healthcare professional informed of an AEFI must report it to local public health for review by a medical health officer (MHO).
The Ministry of Health posts a weekly COVID-19 vaccine adverse event report for the public which is submitted every Thursday on the Ministry’s website. The Public Health Agency of Canada also posts weekly detailed COVID-19 vaccine adverse events reports for the public on their website.
