-People between the ages of 55 and 64 who can take the AstraZeneca vaccine can start booking for it today. Dr. Deena Hinshaw says it's not for younger people or those with chronic health problem, but is fine for others.
New restrictions
- Additional restrictions are in place to bend the curve of new COVID-19 infections.
- Updated mandatory health measures are in effect for retail, fitness and performance activities.
- Effective at noon on April 9, restaurants will be restricted to providing only takeout, delivery and patio service.
COVID-19 vaccination program
- As of April 7, 779,817 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Alberta. This is 17,443.1 doses per 100,000 population. There are now 143,625 Albertans fully vaccinated with two doses.
- Beginning April 8, additional AstraZeneca vaccine appointments are available through AHS in Edmonton and Calgary to those aged 55 to 64.
- As of April 7, everyone eligible in Phase 2B can book their appointment through AHS or a participating pharmacy.
- More than 250 pharmacies now offer immunizations, with further expansions by the end of the month.
- Community physicians will offer vaccinations in their clinics starting later in April.
- Alberta’s phased approach to vaccination focuses first on priority health-care workers and those who are at highest risk of severe outcomes.
-Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw now says almost all the variant Covid cases that have cropped up in the province, are the one that first showed up in the U-K. She says they’re going to start offering testing twice to close contacts of confirmed cases.
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-Premier Jason Kenney says if any of the UCP MLA’s upset with the re-imposed Covid restrictions tell people to break public health measures or engage in civil disobedience, he won’t put up with it. And he says that could mean kicking them out of caucus. A number of the MLA’s want a “regional approach” with restrictions, because they say not every corner of the province has been affected in the same way.
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-The provincial government is putting 20-million dollars over four years towards the “Li Ka Shing Applied Virology Institute” at the U of A, to support research and development in vaccines and curing disease. Premier Jason Kenney says “vaccine nationalism” has shown the need to invest in health security for Albertans, plus will attract investments, diversify the economy and create jobs.
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