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By Shaun Penner
Second Doses

Second dose vaccine appointments now open to Albertans who received first shot in April

Jun 10, 2021 | 3:45 PM

Those who received their first shot of COVID-19 vaccine in the month of April or earlier can begin to book their second dose appointments, effective immediately.

Second dose appointments can be booked through the AHS website, through participating pharmacies or by calling Health Link at 811.

Premier Jason Kenney says this will allow 650,000 more Albertans to book their second doses to get fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

As of June 9, 16.7 per cent of eligble Albertans, those 12 and older, have received both doses of vaccine.

“We have made remarkable progress. Albertans have worked incredibly hard to crush the spike and get vaccinated against COVID-19,” Kenney said.

“But we still have work to do. Albertans need to continue to sign up, show up and follow up for all first and second doses so we can finally put this pandemic behind us.”

Albertans vaccinated with their first shot in May are currently scheduled to begin booking their second dose starting June 28. Kenney says the province will continue to accelerate second doses if supply allows.

The province is also asking snowbirds to submit their COVID-19 vaccine info to Alberta Health Services if they received their vaccine outside of Canada or Alberta.

Health Minister Tyler Shandro expects that many people in the province went to other countries, like the United States, and got vaccinated there.

“The best vaccine is the first one offered, and I am pleased that there are many Albertans who made the choice to be vaccinated while vacationing away from home. We are determined to make sure that every Albertan, no matter where they were vaccinated, is able to access their records via their MyHealth Records account.”

This can be done by bringing a copy of their immunization records to one of the 141 AHS public health clinics located throughout the province.

by Shaun Penner