COVID-19 vaccination rate continues to rise after proof-of-vaccine announcement in Sask.

Six days after Saskatchewan announced an upcoming proof of vaccination policy, doses have been going into arms at a higher rate than they have for a month and half. 

In six days the province has administered 19,245 doses. That's several thousand more any other consecutive six day period since the beginning of August.

More importantly, 10,615 of the jabs handed out in the past six days were first doses.

Saskatchewan's proof of vaccination policy, which is scheduled to go into effect on Oct. 1, appears to be getting people vaccinated. 

When vaccines first became available, Saskatchewan had one of the highest vaccination rates among provinces.

Mass vaccination clinics such as the drive-thru at Evraz Place in Regina helped to assist getting doses into arms. 

That helped Saskatchewan become the top province in terms of people partially and even fully vaccinated per capita.