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Drop-in vaccinations at Red Deer’s Westerner Park this weekend

Jul 23, 2021 | 1:14 PM

Alberta Health Services, says anyone 12-and-older who hasn’t yet received their first or second dose of COVID-19 vaccine can visit Westerner Park this weekend.

On July 24 and 25, a drop-in immunization clinic will be open at the Westerner’s Exhibition Hall, where vaccinations have been taking place for several months by appointment.

According to AHS:

-Drop in immunization appointments will be available from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 24, and from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 25 at the Westerner Exhibition Hall located at 4847A 19 St. in Red Deer

-Youth born in 2009 or earlier will receive the Pfizer vaccine; Albertans born in 2003 or earlier will receive the Moderna vaccine. Albertans under the age of 18 years are requested to bring parental consent that can be downloaded from the AHS website https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/frm-21765.pdf

-Those attending the clinic are asked to bring their Alberta Health Care card if they have one, along with photo ID. Use of face masks and hand sanitizer is required when attending the site for immunization

As of the end of July 21, 75 per cent of eligible Albertans (aged 12+) have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

That’s equivalent to 2.8 million Albertans, or 63.8 per cent of the entire population.

In Red Deer, 60,599 (66.1% of eligible & 57.0% *total population) people have received at least one dose. Meanwhile, 50,882 (55.5%/47.8%) are fully vaccinated with two dose. (*Government of Alberta uses a population of 106,395 for Red Deer; of those 91,672 are eligible)