COVID-19 vaccine but admits uptake has slowed substantially. COVID-19: Alberta public health measures to end on July 1 On June 17, 70.3 per cent of Albertans 12 and older had received their first shot.
Nearly a week later, on June 23, that number sat at just 71 per cent.“Sure, I would love to see the number keep growing,” Kenney said Wednesday.“I think it will move forward in inches instead of miles at this point.“I think you’ll see it gradually move up, slowly, but move up towards, I’m hoping to 75 per cent,” the premier said. “I’d like to go beyond that, but at the end of the day, we’re not going to force people to get a shot.”Still, he said Alberta is in a “good position,” leading the country in the percentage of the eligible.