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As concerns about possible outbreaks grow, there are calls for Alberta to improve access to publicly funded measles vaccines by greenlighting pharmacists to provide them.
Medical associations are concerned that cases of two preventable diseases are climbing. Alberta pharmacists are requesting permission to offer measles vaccines.
Alberta has close to 40 million COVID-19 rapid antigen tests in its stockpile and they're all set to expire within four months. Those that go unused will be trashed, the provincial government has confirmed.
Late Friday afternoon, the Alberta government announced it will increase a limit on the number of vaccine doses pharmacies can order every week.
Several pharmacies told Postmedia they had to cancel COVID-19 vaccine appointments though supply is expected to improve in the coming weeks