Alberta drops AstraZeneca vaccine eligibility to age 40
LETHBRIDGE, AB – The provincial government has expanded the eligibility for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Beginning Tuesday, April 20, Albertans aged 40 or over will be able to get the AstraZeneca shot.
Participating pharmacies and Alberta Health Services will start booking appointments for those in the province born in 1981 or earlier. Walk-in vaccinations will be available at the walk-in clinics in Calgary and Edmonton, as well as specific pharmacies across Alberta.
The province notes that lowering the eligibility age means 575,425 more Albertans can be vaccinated. This will bring the total eligible population to 2.3 million.