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Alberta is lagging behind all other Canadian provinces and territories when it comes to getting children aged five to 11 vaccinated against COVID-19, data shows.
COVID hospitalizations in Alberta reached a new high on Friday of 1,191 patients.
Government figures say only 42.5 per cent of kids between the ages of five and 11 have received their first dose, while children younger than five years old are not eligible.
COVID hospitalizations in Alberta reached a new high on Friday of 1,191 patients.
The Alberta government says it will create new pandemic response units in Edmonton and Calgary for an expected hospitalization peak later this month.