E-Mail IMAGE: Finlay McAlister led an analysis that indicates people in neighbourhoods and workplaces with a higher risk of COVID-19 infections should be prioritized for vaccination as Canada faces a third wave... view more Credit: Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta It's time for a more nuanced approach to vaccine prioritization, as more contagious COVID-19 variants become prevalent and a third wave of infections threatens to overwhelm hospitals in some provinces, according to an analysis published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. "It's time to move the debate away from age and medical risk factors," said lead author Finlay McAlister, professor in the University of Alberta's Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry.