Parents and guardians of nearly all young Albertans can now book appointments for their children to be immunized against COVID-19 yyc abealth COVID19AB
Alberta opened vaccine eligibility for children between six months and five years old Tuesday morning, meaning about 234,000 infants and preschoolers in the province are newly eligible for the shots., or by calling Health Link at 811.
Alberta was the last province or territory in Canada to open immunizations for the younger children, announcing its vaccine rollout plan on Friday before the Heritage Day long weekend. “It was frustrating to know the vaccines had been approved for a few weeks and that there were certain jurisdictions that were starting to make plans, and there was just radio silence from the Alberta government.”a federal government trackerParents will have to take their children to Alberta Health Services sites for the shots, as pharmacies have a scope of practice to immunize only those age five or older.
Those numbers would mark a decline in uptake for Alberta, where 50.2 per cent of children aged five to 11 have received at least one dose of vaccine. Children under the age of five are at a greater risk of hospitalization from COVID-19 than kids aged five to 11, according to provincial data.
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