Alberta receives 5K doses of Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, confirms 841 new cases over 2 days
Efficient instantly, Albertans can e book appointments to obtain the Janssen — or Johnson & Johnson — COVID-19 vaccine.
In a information launch on Friday, the province introduced Alberta has acquired 5,000 doses.
“Having the Janssen vaccine obtainable within the province now provides Albertans extra alternative in relation to getting protected in opposition to COVID-19,” Well being Minister Jason Copping mentioned.
“Each dose administered not solely protects people but in addition our communities at giant and the capability of our health-care system.”
Because of the restricted provide, the Janssen vaccine will solely be administered at AHS clinics in choose areas throughout the province.
Premier Jason Kenney has been saying some Albertans have expressed they’re ready for the single-dose Janssen vaccine, fairly than getting one other model that requires two doses.
“We’ve made doses obtainable and now we’d like these Albertans to observe via and get vaccinated,” he mentioned.
In accordance with Kenney, these doses “are a begin” and the province will proceed to work to get extra doses in an effort to get extra Albertans vaccinated.
In accordance with Friday’s COVID-19 numbers, 87.7 per cent of eligible Albertans 12 and older have a minimum of one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Thus far, 81.8 per cent of the identical age group is taken into account absolutely vaccinated.
Alberta confirmed an extra 841 new circumstances of COVID-19 on Friday. These numbers embrace circumstances confirmed on Wednesday and Thursday, as numbers weren’t launched Thursday because of the Remembrance Day vacation.
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Alberta confirmed 470 circumstances on Wednesday and 371 on Thursday.
There are actually 554 Albertans in hospital receiving take care of COVID-19, with 110 of these folks within the ICU.
That compares with 582 in hospital and 123 of these within the ICU in Wednesday’s replace.
Over the previous two days, seven extra COVID-19 deaths had been reported to the province.
Alberta has now seen 3,171 folks die from COVID-19.
As of Friday, there have been 5,745 energetic circumstances of COVID-19 in Alberta.
For the reason that starting of the pandemic, 329,030 Albertans have been recognized with COVID-19, whereas 320,114 have recovered.
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