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Another 46,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered in Alberta, as the province reported a decline in hospitalizations and 563 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday.
Alberta has now administered 2,506,919 doses of vaccine, which includes a second dose for 351,541 individuals. About 48.2 per cent of Albertans and 56.6 per cent of Albertans age 12 and over have received a first dose, while 7.9 per cent of the population is fully immunized with both.
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And while a few thousand eligible Albertans receive a second shot of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines each day, Albertans who received the AstraZeneca vaccine, like 63-year-old Calgarian David Bertram, have yet to find out if they’ll even be offered a second dose of the same vaccine.
Questions linger on use of remaining AstraZeneca vaccine; Alberta records almost 1,800 new cases Hinshaw announced on Tuesday the province would be halting the use of AstraZeneca for first doses because of global supply challenges
Author of the article: Alanna Smith
Publishing date: May 12, 2021 • 58 minutes ago • 3 minute read • David Bertram was photographed near his southwest Calgary home on Saturday, May 8, 2021. Bertram is hoping he can get his second dose of AstraZeneca vaccine before cancer treatments this summer will make him unable to take the vaccine. Photo by Gavin Young/Postmedia
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A 63-year-old Calgarian says he’s watching the Government of Alberta website “like a hawk” so he can book his second dose of AstraZeneca as soon as possible, considering the province’s limited supply.
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. Photo by Chris Schwarz /Government of Alberta
Albertans who have an eligible medical condition that allows for a mask exemption are now required to carry a doctor’s note, the province’s top doctor said Thursday in response to some people finding “loopholes” in existing guidelines.
Effective Thursday, a medical exemption letter provided by a nurse practitioner, physician or psychologist is required to verify qualified medical conditions, such as sensory processing disorders, cognitive impairment, facial trauma and recent oral or jaw surgeries.
“There have been some incidents reported in the media where individuals who are not following public health rules are perhaps seeking loopholes or areas in the rules where it’s not clear,” said Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health.