More than 25,000 doses of #COVID19 vaccine doses are coming next week to help protect those who put themselves at risk caring for our most vulnerable.

This is in addition to the 3,900 @PfizerCA doses that we will start distributing this week. 1/6 #ableg #abhealth

When these 25,000+ vaccines arrive, we will offer them to Respiratory Therapists, ICU physicians and staff, long-term care workers and others across the province.

This is a big step forward in our fight against #COVID19AB. 2/6 https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=75900DA11262C-C295-9A82-8CB4F6A119DB15BE

Health care workers and staff are exhausted, and I hope seeing more vaccines on the way will show there’s an end in sight.

@GoAHealth, @AHS_media and the Vaccine Task Force have been hard at work preparing to get these vaccines into the arms of the workers who need them. 3/6

In addition, we expect to see the @moderna_tx vaccine to arrive in Alberta soon.

This vaccine has not yet received Health Canada approval. Once approved, they can be transported, making it easier to immunize long-term care residents and others at risk. 4/6

This is just the start.
We expect to continue receiving more vaccine doses, which will go towards Albertans targeted in Phase 1: LTC and DSL residents and staff, seniors age 75+, on-reserve First Nations individuals over age 65, and critical health-care workers. 5/6

We will immunize as many people as possible as the vaccines arrive.

These vaccines offer us much hope, but we must all continue to follow public health guidance to help keep Albertans safe. 6/6