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Some groups of Alberta seniors will be able to get the RSV vaccine, for free, starting later this month.Alberta is providing the RSV vaccine, for free, to people 60 and up who are living in care homes. There will also be limited supplies for people 75 and over who are living in the community. that the RSV vaccine, Abyrsvo, will be provincially funded for Albertans, aged 60 and up, who live in continuing care and supportive living homes.
"This is a very, very effective vaccine and one that's going to help keep a lot more older adults out of hospital."Dr. Samir Sinha photographed near Mount Sinai Hospital on July 29, 2024. "Overall hospitalization from RSV is much less than from the other big-name respiratory viruses but it is still a significant risk for the individual who is older with risk factors."As with COVID-19 and flu shot distribution, outreach teams will offer the vaccine to Albertans in care homes.
Randy Howden is a pharmacist and owner of the Crowfoot and Sundridge Medicine Shoppe locations in Calgary. "We know that those over 75 are at risk of hospitalization and worse due to the RSV virus and this is the first time we've seen the government offer coverage for these individuals," said Howden, past-president of the Alberta Pharmacists' Association.
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