Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout for booster immunizations began on Monday, but pharmacies across the province are already experiencing shortages of supply with some being forced to cancel appointments.
Cambrian Pharmacy in northwest Calgary ordered its supply in early October ahead of bookings opening up on Oct. 10, but it already has a massive waitlist for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Giroux was limited to ordering 100 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, as mandated by Alberta Health. He was able to procure more, although that supply is dwindling too. “Ordering opened last week so there may have been an adjustment period or temporary gaps,” spokesperson Michelle Lee-Gracey said. “We fully expect that as the days and weeks progress the supply chain for vaccine should improve and Albertans will be able to receive their vaccination in due course,” Tachuk said in a statement to CTV News.
“This made the ‘old’ COVID-19 vaccines obsolete, meaning that pharmacies had to await the new supply of vaccine coming into the province. Approval for the XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccine occurred quite late this fall and inconsistently across the different manufacturers, which delayed the arrival of vaccine in the province,” he said.
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