Article content Albertans newly eligible for COVID-19 immunization showed up in droves Thursday morning as those born in 1991 and earlier were allowed to book their shots. As of 1 p.m. Thursday, more than 100,000 Albertans had already booked an appointment through Alberta Health Services, the health authority said. That count doesn’t include those who booked shots through pharmacies. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or More than 100,000 Albertans flock to book Phase 3 vaccine appointments Back to video Vaccine eligibility opened broadly Thursday at 8 a.m., allowing all those born between 1982 and 1991 to get inoculated. There are about 595,000 Albertans in this group who have not already received at least one dose of vaccine, meaning more than one-in-six of those people booked appointments through AHS alone within hours of spots opening.