COVID-19 Wednesday afternoon, when Albertans are expected to learn more about the province’s plan for the AstraZeneca vaccine.Dr.
Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to provide the update at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. The news conference will be streamed live in this story post.
Alberta considers further extending time between doses of COVID-19 vaccine Health Canada approved Oxford-AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for all adult Canadians on Friday, making it the third shot officially authorized in the country.
The first doses of the vaccine are set to arrive in Canada on Wednesday.However, on Monday, Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) announced it is not currently recommending the AstraZeneca vaccine be used on people aged 65.