Having immunized 70 per cent of its eligible population with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Alberta will lift public health restrictions in two weeks, Premier Jason Kenney announced Friday.
"Yesterday, Alberta officially surpassed the 70 per cent vaccination threshold to trigger Stage 3 of Alberta's 'Open for Summer' plan with 70.2 per cent of Albertans receiving their first vaccine dose," he said, calling the news fantastic.
According to Jason Kenney's government's "Open for Summer" plan, the province will move to Stage 3 of reopening two weeks after having 70 per cent of the eligible population vaccinated with at least one dose.
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