March 14, 2021
EDMONTON – Monday morning at 8 a.m., phase 2A Covid-19 immunization begins. Phase 2A targets Albertans born between 1947 and 1956, and First Nations, Inuit and Métis born in 1971 or earlier.
AHS will offer appointment bookings by birth years. These appointments can be booked through the AHS online booking tool (ahs.ca/covidvaccine), or through Health Link 811 if people need booking assistance.
On Monday, Albertans eligible to book through AHS include Albertans born in 1947 or earlier and First Nations, Métis and Inuit people born in 1962 or earlier.
Participating pharmacies are opening appointments to all phase 2A groups starting Monday. This includes all Albertans born in 1956 or earlier and all First Nations, Métis and Inuit born in 1971 or earlier. A list of participating pharmacies is available at https://www.ab.bluecross.ca/news/covid-19-immunization-program-information.php.
To ensure the stability of the AHS online booking tool and 811, and to help make sure we don’t have more people booking than we have available appointments, AHS will open up more appointments according to birth year as the week progresses. This will be communicated by Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services daily by website, news release and social media.
If the wait time is long when you call or go online to book, or you receive a busy signal through the 811 booking system, please visit later in the day. There are minimal waits in off times - after 5 p.m. and before 7 a.m.
Alberta Health Services is the provincial health authority responsible for planning and delivering health supports and services for more than four million adults and children living in Alberta. Its mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.
