Albertans brace for province’s new vaccine program, many to pay out of pocket

[chuckChuck]

The dinosaurs aren't just found in Drumheller they are UCP politicians pandering to antivaxer, antiscience extremists in Alberta!

Welcome back to middle ages in Alberta!

"Shelley Duggan, president of the Alberta Medical Association, said the new program is creating unnecessary barriers to vaccination when rates are already low, and not just for COVID. The province’s continuing measles outbreak ([url]https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-measles-outbreak-taber-alberta-vaccines-faith-small-town/[/url]) - the worst of its kind in North America - has been attributed to lower childhood vaccination rates.

“The way that you improve vaccination uptake is you certainly make it easy to obtain a vaccine. You make it accessible. You don’t charge for it,” said Dr. Duggan. “Alberta seems to be on its own again in what it’s doing – and I can tell you that this policyhas not been informed by our public-health experts.”

Alberta, when it first announced the change in June, referenced the U.S. government’s highly criticized decision ([url]https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canadian-doctors-continue-to-recommend-covid-19-vaccinations-for/[/url]) to stop recommending COVID vaccines for healthy pregnant women and children.

This is contrary to recommendations by Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization, which considers this group at higher risk for infection and complications. NACI also strongly recommends adults 65 and over, health care workers as well as Indigenous and racialized people get vaccinated.

NACI recommends that everyone else may receive an annual vaccine."

[url]https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-albertans-brace-danielle-smith-covid-vaccine-program/[/url]

?"

[cropgrower]

far better than spending millions on jabs nobody except the simple minded chucks want to be later dumped , well done Alberta

[chuckChuck]

So Alberta can't figure out demand and place an order just like every other province?

Just like with measles they would rather put kids at risk than spend on a vaccine program!

[Hamloc]

Chuck2, my Covid shot won’t cost me a cent as I have no intention of getting one. I am willing to bet over 90% of Albertan’s will do the same.

[sumdumguy]

Face it Chuck, it’s nothing but a waste of money. Drugs to make you feel warm and tingly.

[blackpowder]

Don't know anyone who's "bracing".
Another stupid generated story.
We pay for all non essential, travel or work related, low demand vaccines.
Covid same as Avian Flu.
Warnings are the same for pregnant women etc.Eligibility for govt support the same.
All essential vaccines are covered.
Stop lying.
We all need to stop the nonsense to get measles etc back on track.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Anyone still getting the covid vaccine today is either paranoid or virtue signaling, or both in the case of our troll.
There needs to be a cost to virtue signaling. Far too often that cost is born by the taxpayers. This policy fixes that

[checking]

You guys sure are fortunate that you are bullet proof. Most old guys are compromised.

Recommend that if you won't take a measles vaccine, that at least you get a shingles vaccine. It"s a pain you don't want to experience.

[chuckChuck]

Anyone still getting the covid vaccine today is either paranoid or virtue signaling, or both in the case of our troll.
There needs to be a cost to virtue signaling. Far too often that cost is born by the taxpayers. This policy fixes that

Seniors and immuno compromised individuals are not virtue signalling!

Covid is still killing and hospitalizing vulnerable people.

Just like influenza which the provinces also vaccinate for.

Vaccines help prevent and reduce severe illness.

[blackpowder]

And they are still being provided the voluntary vaccines free of charge.