240,000 more health care workers eligible for vaccine April 12

Kenney was also asked why teachers still aren’t eligible for vaccines given that the province is making schools a priority for rapid testing.

“Our vaccine rollout is based on scientific expert advice we’ve received both from the National Scientific Advisory Committee and the Alberta Alberta Scientific Advisory Committee, which has been confirmed by Alberta’s chief medical officer of health,” Kenney said. “We are not going to do this based on arbitrary pressure, but rather the scientific advice.”

The full list of those becoming eligible April 12 includes:

-Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists and all other health-care professionals and their office or support staff who provide in-person, direct patient care,

-Individuals working in patient care facilities or providing services directly to clients in the community for Alberta Health Services, Covenant Health, Alberta Precision Labs, DynaLife, and students undertaking placement practicums in clinical areas, and

Health-care workers on First Nation reserves and Metis Settlements.

Or more specifically:

Acupuncturists
- Addictions counsellors
- Audiologists
- Child and youth care counsellors
- Chiropractors
- Combined laboratory and X-ray technologists
- Counselling therapists
- Dental assistants
- Dental hygienists
- Dental technologists/technicians
- Dentists
- Denturists
- Environmental public health
- Health-care aides
- Health-care compliance
- Hearing aid practitioners
- Massage therapists
- MDTT – Electroneurophysiology technologists
- MDTT – Magnetic resonance technologists
- MDTT – Nuclear medicine technologists
- MDTT – Radiation therapists
- MDTT – Radiological technologists
- Medical laboratory technologists
- Midwives
- Naturopaths
- Nursing – Licensed practical nurses
- Nursing – Nurse practitioners
- Nursing – Registered nurses
- Nursing – Registered psychiatric nurses
- Occupational therapists
- Opticians
- Optometrists
- Orthotists and prosthetists
- Paramedics – Emergency medical responders
- Paramedics – Primary care paramedics
- Paramedics – Advanced care paramedics
- Pharmacists
- Pharmacy technicians
- Physician assistants
- Physicians
- Physiotherapists
- Podiatrists
- Psychologists
- Registered dieticians
- Respiratory therapists
- Social workers
- Speech-language pathologists

Appointments can be booked through participating pharmacies or through AHS at 811 or online.

As of April 8, 818,689 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered.

by Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

240,000 more health care workers eligible for vaccine April 12

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