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The province is expanding eligibility for the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Starting on Tuesday, Alberta Health Services and participating pharmacies will begin booking appointments for those who are 40 or older.
Previously, all vaccines were limited to those who were at least 55-years-old, worked in an essential field, or have an underlying health condition.
“With COVID-19 cases at high levels throughout the province, we are lowering the age eligibility for this vaccine so that as many Albertans as possible are able to choose the protection this vaccine offers,” said Tyler Shandro, Alberta’s Health Minister.
“The more people that get vaccinated as quickly as possible, the sooner we can protect our communities, reduce the burden on our healthcare system, and get life back to normal in our province.”
Alberta Health Minister on NICU Expansion, COVID-19 Response – March 4, 2021
Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro holds a news conference at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary to announce a $143-million investment through his government’s latest budget that will fund five new, priority health capital projects. The investment includes $23 million, plus a significant contribution from the Calgary Health Foundation, to expand the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the Foothills hospital. The minister is joined by Jason Copping (MLA for Calgary-Varsity); Prasad Panda (infrastructure minister); Dr. Ted Braun (vice-president and medical director of clinical operations, Alberta Health Services); Mike Meldrum (president and CEO, Calgary Health Foundation); and Molly and Patrick Wilding (parents to newborn Gianna).