Alberta should brace for fall flu and COVID-19 waves: Hinshaw “Please await official notification from the province on timing of when administration can start.
Please do not vaccinate until this is confirmed,” the McKesson memo stated.“Vaccine is being distributed to pharmacies in advance in order to ensure that sufficient amounts of vaccine can be stored within the province in preparation for the next phase of the immunization plan.”On Wednesday, the Health ministry confirmed pharmacies in the province can begin ordering bivalent doses, with an announcement on appointments for the Omicron BA.1 subvariant-specific boosters “expected shortly.”On Monday, the province said it was still reviewing the Sept.
1 approval by Health Canada and the National Advisory Committee on Immunization.“No decisions have been made yet. Once a decision has been made, the specific details around timing and availability will be shared publicly,” an Alberta Health spokesperson emailed.Alberta is one of the last provinces to announce its rollout of the vaccine specially formulated to better address the Omicron variant that remains dominant in Canada.Neighbouring Saskatchewan started booking bivalent doses on Monday for citizens 18 and older who are living in long-term care, personal care homes and other congregate living facilities.On Sept.
6, British Columbia announced it was kicking off its fall COVID-19 booster campaign with the bivalent doses.On Sept. 8, Quebec started rolling out bivalent doses for everyone 30 and older.