COVID-19 vaccine booster dose.Starting Wednesday, Albertans 18 and older will be able to book an appointment for their second booster dose of an mRNA COVID vaccine, as long as it’s been five months or longer since their first booster shot.
4th COVID-19 dose: What is the value of an additional booster? This second booster is more beneficial to those at high risk of severe outcomes, according to Alberta Health.“As we continue to live with COVID, vaccines remain critical to lowering your risk of severe outcomes and protecting our health-care system,” Health Minister Jason Copping said in a news release Tuesday afternoon.“Albertans are encouraged to continue to get their first booster and to consider their unique circumstances when making choices about second booster.”Recent data from the University of Calgary’s provincial wastewater tracking database shows that Calgary and Edmonton are seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases.
Expert warns of another COVID-19 wave as Alberta’s wastewater data rises The province said the Omicron BA.5 variant is the most common strain in Alberta right now.
Alberta is expected to see periods of increased transmission of COVID-19 through the summer and into the fall and winter, according to the province.