Alberta Covid Vaccine

• Alberta woman who was denied organ transplant after refusing COVID vaccine dies

  Sheila Annette Lewis was diagnosed with a terminal disease in 2018 and was told she would not survive unless she received an organ transplant.

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  Aug 25, 2023
  
• COVID-19 hospitalizations trend up slightly in Alberta after Christmas

  After a month-long downward trend, COVID-19 hospitalizations in Alberta began trending up again slightly after Dec. 25, 2022.

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  Jan 6, 2023
  
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• Alberta expands access to 4th doses of COVID 19 vaccines

  Alberta is expanding eligibility requirements for a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

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  Apr 6, 2022
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• Alberta government commits $80M to develop and manufacture vaccines

  Premier Jason Kenney says the money will address a need for vaccines that fight viruses such as COVID-19 and also support the broader pharmaceutical and life sciences sector.

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  Dec 1, 2021
• 55K pediatric COVID-19 vaccines booked, Alberta’s full supply now here

  As of Thursday morning, more than 55,000 appointments for the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine had been made in Alberta. That afternoon, the province confirmed 379 new COVID cases.

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  Nov 25, 2021
• 9 Alberta post-secondary institutions to require proof of COVID-19 vaccine to attend campus

  Nine Alberta post-secondary institutions are increasing their COVID-19 protocols by requiring everyone attending campus to be fully vaccinated against the disease.

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  Sep 13, 2021
• Edmonton business owners reward vaccinated staff following province’s $100 incentive for unvaccinated

  In response to the province giving Albertans who have not yet received their first or second COVID-19 vaccine $100, one business owner has taken matters into his own hands.

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  Sep 4, 2021
• Alberta NDP calls for mandatory COVID-19 vaccine rules for non-essential business

  NDP Leader Rachel Notley says the province should also return to mandatory masking for anyone entering essential places, including grocery stores.

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  Sep 2, 2021
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• Alberta to offer 3rd COVID-19 vaccine doses to immunocompromised, people living in congregate care

  The government made the announcement Monday afternoon via a news release, as Alberta recorded more than 3,000 new cases of the disease over the last three days.

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  Aug 30, 2021
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• University of Calgary researchers develop COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Guide for family physicians

  Alberta has among the lowest vaccination rates in the country. As of Sunday, just under 68 per cent of the eligible population in the province was fully vaccinated.

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  Aug 17, 2021