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Alberta’s government will vaccinate workers at meat-packing plants provincewide to protect them from COVID-19 and prevent future outbreaks.

High rates of vaccination among residents and staff at continuing care facilities means families will soon be able to more easily visit their loved ones.

Alberta is making it easier and less expensive for organizations to deliver rapid testing programs safely and effectively.

A promising new cancer treatment is now available in the province, ensuring cancer patients no longer need to travel elsewhere for this leading-edge care.

Cases continue to rise sharply. Follow all public health guidelines to stop the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health-care system.

Critically ill infants can now receive surgical care in a newly renovated, family-focused space at the new David Schiff neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the Stollery Children’s Hospital.

The AstraZeneca vaccine rollout is ramping up across Alberta. Continue following all public health guidelines to stop the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health-care system.

Starting April 20, Albertans aged 40 or over will be able to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw issued the following statement on a confirmed case of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) in a patient after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine:

More same-day walk-ins for the AstraZeneca vaccine are available for eligible Albertans in Edmonton and Calgary.