Alberta opens booking for COVID-19, Influenza vaccines Tuesday

A person draws out Moderna vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Kingston, Ont., Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg

By Lauryn Heintz

Posted Oct 10, 2023 8:29 am.

Many sleeves will be rolled up in the weeks ahead.

Starting Tuesday, appointments can be made to get a COVID-19 vaccine as well as flu shots.

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Fall sickness season is returning rapidly, with some Alberta hospitals reinstituting mandatory masking for employees to curb the spread.

The latest reported data from the week of Sept. 24-30 has 730 reported cases of COVID-19, 20 cases of Influenza, and 15 cases of RSV in the province.

Watch: Albertans feeling vaccine fatigue, pharmacists say

Appointments can be made online, via 811 or at a local pharmacy.

Though booking starts Oct. 10, appointments aren’t available until Oct. 16.

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