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Last phases of Alberta’s Phase 2 vaccine rollout to start Friday

Apr 29, 2021 | 11:46 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – More Albertans will be able to book their COVID-19 vaccine appointments this Friday.

Over 65,000 residents eligible in the rest of the Phase 2C and 2D rollout will be able to book as of April 30. The following groups will be able to start booking appointments at participating pharmacies or at Alberta Health Services clinics:

• Staff and residents who provide care or support to Albertans in facilities previously not offered immunization, including front-line disability workers and workers in group homes, mental health or addiction treatment, children and youth group care, and campus-based care like secure services and other types of licensed supportive living.
• Caregivers of Albertans who are most at risk of severe outcomes, including:
  • Designated family support people of those individuals in long-term care, designated supportive living and licensed supportive living facilities.
  • Household contacts and caregivers to those who have profoundly immunocompromised conditions.
  • Parents or guardians of children under 12 who have an eligible chronic condition (Phase 2B) but are unable to receive vaccine due to age.
• Front-line policing and provincial sheriffs who interact with residents at shelters, correctional facilities and remand centres, Canadian Border Security Agency staff and firefighters.
• Albertans between the ages of 50 and 64.
• First Nations, Métis and Inuit between the ages of 35 and 49.

With the vaccine rollout expansion, more than 2.8 million Albertans will be eligible for their vaccine.

Proof of eligibility is required for immunization of staff of eligible facilities and designated support persons. This will include:

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• For staff of congregate facilities, proof of employment (such as a letter from their employer).
• For designated family support persons, a letter from the congregate living facility (e.g., group home, speciality schools, etc.) is required.
• An honour system approach will be used for household contacts of profoundly immunocompromised individuals and children under 12 with high-risk medical conditions.

All Albertans who were eligible in Phase 1, 2A, 2B or the first part of 2C can still book their vaccination appointments.

Appointments can be made through the AHS online booking tool here, by calling 811 or participating pharmacies in Alberta. AHS will contact eligible home care individuals for their immunizations, or individuals can call 811 to discuss options.

Details about the rollout of Phase 3 will be made available in the coming weeks, with the province noting further expansion of the vaccine program depends on vaccine supply from the federal government.