Vaccine Doses

• ‘Very likely’ Albertans will get 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine before 16 weeks: Hinshaw

  On Thursday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw said as soon as the province is done offering first doses to all Albertans who are eligible and want it, it will start offering second doses.

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  May 6, 2021
  
• B.C. encouraging those 55-plus to register for vaccine appointment as shortage fears grow

  The province's new booking system allows anyone to register but the province is asking people to wait their turn to decrease pressure on the online portal.

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  Apr 12, 2021
  
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• Canada could give 75% of adults first vaccine jab by mid-June, NACI says

  If provinces stretch vaccine dose intervals up to four months, as NACI recommended Wednesday, 75 per cent of Canadian adults could get their first jab by mid-June.

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  Apr 7, 2021
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• Dr. Bonnie Henry apologizes for ‘bad communications’ with people whose 2nd vaccine dose was cancelled

  The vaccinations were pushed back until the summer.

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  Mar 5, 2021
• Ontario to extend COVID-19 vaccine intervals after change in federal guidance

  A spokeswoman for Health Minister Christine Elliott said the province welcomed the updated guidance from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization.

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  Mar 3, 2021
• Less than 1% of Albertans have been fully vaccinated as Shandro calls Pfizer dose change ‘frustrating’

  Alberta's health minister said Health Canada's decision to approve the Pfizer vaccine label for six doses means provinces are going to end up with fewer doses.

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  Feb 9, 2021
• Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout rate and the plan to ramp it up

  The province is hopeful that its plan to ramp up the COVID-19 vaccine rollout now will help dramatically change the daily dose rate.

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  Jan 5, 2021
• Alberta braces for upcoming flu season, higher demand for vaccine expected

  Flu season typically runs from November to April, and there are particular challenges this year because of COVID-19, including the possibility of flu season coinciding with a second wave.

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  Aug 28, 2020