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Well what do we have here? It’s a bright and shiny new Covid-19 Vaccine booking guide for the new central booking system! Please send this to all the friends and family in your life who have been putting off getting vaccinated. #abvax #Covid19AB 🧵
Oh, if you book before October 14 you get a $100 gift card. 💰
Here we go again, Alberta. Our cases are out of control and we have minimal public health restrictions to right our way. It’s time to buckle down and implement the strategies that we know make a difference. Here’s a reminder of how we can protect ourselves! #abvax #Covid19AB
1. Shrink your social circle. Covid can only spread from person to person, so if you have fewer exposures to people the less chance you have of getting and spreading the virus. We work and go to school so it isn’t always possible, but mitigate social gatherings wherever possible.
2. Get vaccinated and help those around you. Fully vaccinated people have a significantly lower chance of severe disease and death. You can book an appointment or view walk-in clinics around the province here: albertahealthservices.ca/topics/Page172…
In the spirit of @jkenney encouraging people to "politely challenge" the misinformation around vaccines, three quick rebuttals to some of the most common ones for you! #abvax #COVID19AB [1/4]
If people think vaccines were too rushed:
They weren’t starting from scratch—much of the groundwork with spike proteins was done during the SARS outbreak in 2003 then continued with MERS, but MERS spread slowed before the research reached the final stages. [2/4]
They weren’t starting from scratch—much of the groundwork with spike proteins was done during the SARS outbreak in 2003 then continued with MERS, but MERS spread slowed before the research reached the final stages. [2/4]
If people think they cut too many safety corners:
They didn’t cut any corners on research, but because of unprecedented global investment and effort, they cut most of the bureaucratic corners. No waiting for grant applications to be approved! No red tape, just science. [3/4]
They didn’t cut any corners on research, but because of unprecedented global investment and effort, they cut most of the bureaucratic corners. No waiting for grant applications to be approved! No red tape, just science. [3/4]
2:30PM QUEUE FOR SECOND DOSES FOR THOSE WHO GOT THEIR FIRST DOSE IN APRIL IS A GO.
A few reminders in anticipation. #abvax #COVID19AB [1/6]
A few reminders in anticipation. #abvax #COVID19AB [1/6]
If you CAN join the queue at 2:30PM, you’ll need to be able to have the tab open for about an hour until they launch it. It’ll tell you how many people are ahead of you in line and will say “The line is paused.” That just means they aren’t letting people in yet. [2/6]
Unlike 1st doses where you could book multiple people, you can only book a 2nd dose for 1 person at a time. If you need more than one spot, join the queue a 2nd time in a different browser or incognito window or have them on another device so you can aim for similar times. [3/6]
168 walk-ins for first doses today at the Expo Centre in #yeg, where max vax capacity is in the thousands, is inexcusable. We’re hearing that the Telus walk-in in #yyc, with space for 2000 walk-ins today, had even fewer than Expo. #COVID19AB #abvax [1/6]
If there is a viable explanation for this that doesn’t involve sacrificing the health and safety of vulnerable people to try to meet that first dose target in time for the Stampede, we’re honestly not sure what it is. [2/6]
Our highest ever vaccination day was over 77,000 shots administered. Yesterday we saw less than half of that—not for lack of interest, but for lack of access. Doses aren’t being wasted, but TIME is. [3/6]
Walk-in clinics for June 10 - FIRST DOSE ONLY
Brooks - Kinsmen Hall 9-3
Calgary - Telus Convention 8:20-7:20
Drumheller Fast Track Site 4-7:30
Edmonton Expo - 12:30-10
Ft McMurray - MacDonald Island Park 9:30-3:30
Grande Prairie - Montrose Cultural Centre 9-4
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Brooks - Kinsmen Hall 9-3
Calgary - Telus Convention 8:20-7:20
Drumheller Fast Track Site 4-7:30
Edmonton Expo - 12:30-10
Ft McMurray - MacDonald Island Park 9:30-3:30
Grande Prairie - Montrose Cultural Centre 9-4
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Walk-in clinics for June 10 - FIRST DOSE ONLY continued
High Level Native Friendship Centre 1-6:30
Magrath Community Health Centre 9-3
Raymond Health Centre 9-3
Red Deer Westerner Exhibition Hall 10-3
Stettler Fast Track Site 4-7:30
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High Level Native Friendship Centre 1-6:30
Magrath Community Health Centre 9-3
Raymond Health Centre 9-3
Red Deer Westerner Exhibition Hall 10-3
Stettler Fast Track Site 4-7:30
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Walk-in clinics for June 10 - FIRST DOSE ONLY continued
Vegreville Fast Track Site 4:30-7:30
Wainwright Fast Track Site 4:30-7:30
Specific addresses at albertahealthservices.ca/topics/page172…
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Vegreville Fast Track Site 4:30-7:30
Wainwright Fast Track Site 4:30-7:30
Specific addresses at albertahealthservices.ca/topics/page172…
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We know anxiety and uncertainty is high around second doses right now, especially given the number of other provinces who have updated their guidelines and expected gap between doses. Here’s a quick rundown of what we know. #abvax #COVID19AB
We’re expecting it to be harder to get an appointment once 2nd doses open, so tell *everyone* you know who’s been stalling for no real reason to get their first shot ASAP. In most of the province they can get an appointment today or over the weekend!
It’s also a good time to see if you have any friends or family whose appointments are still a few weeks away, especially in the Calgary area where it was harder to get appointments. (It’s not any more!) Help them find an earlier appointment and cancel that later one!
Edmonton:
The Grange
Heritage
Meadowlark
Coliseum
Namao Centre
Bonnie Doon
Capilano
Westmount
Southgate
Lewis Estates
Riverbend Square
Northgate
Abbottsfield Mall
Terra Losa
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The Grange
Heritage
Meadowlark
Coliseum
Namao Centre
Bonnie Doon
Capilano
Westmount
Southgate
Lewis Estates
Riverbend Square
Northgate
Abbottsfield Mall
Terra Losa
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Safeway/Sobeys Appointments for tomorrow 🚨 (pharmacyappointments.ca)
Calgary:
Millrise
Silverado
Tuscany Blvd
Woodbine
Downtown
Castleridge
Mission
Cranston
Forest Lawn
Aspen Landing
Ogden
Shawnessy
South Trail crossing
Legacy
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Calgary:
Millrise
Silverado
Tuscany Blvd
Woodbine
Downtown
Castleridge
Mission
Cranston
Forest Lawn
Aspen Landing
Ogden
Shawnessy
South Trail crossing
Legacy
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Safeway/Sobeys Appointments for tomorrow 🚨 (pharmacyappointments.ca)
Medicine Hat:
Medicine Hat Mall
Division Avenue
Sherwood Park:
Wye Road
Grande Prairie:
South View
Northgate
Lethbridge
Uplands
West Lethbridge
Camrose cornerstone
Beaumont
Wetaskiwin
Leduc
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Medicine Hat:
Medicine Hat Mall
Division Avenue
Sherwood Park:
Wye Road
Grande Prairie:
South View
Northgate
Lethbridge
Uplands
West Lethbridge
Camrose cornerstone
Beaumont
Wetaskiwin
Leduc
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Kenney said they wished they could have made 2nd doses more available and need to wait for 1st dose demand to decline.
Unbooked AHS appts in #YYC: 2987. Safeway/Walmart/Co-op unbooked appts in #YYC: 2078.
Thousands more at other pharmacies and around the province. #COVID19AB
Unbooked AHS appts in #YYC: 2987. Safeway/Walmart/Co-op unbooked appts in #YYC: 2078.
Thousands more at other pharmacies and around the province. #COVID19AB
Quebec, Manitoba, BC, Saskatchewan have all moved the second dose timeline up to give second doses earlier. We have the doses. We have the appointments. What are we waiting for? We're wasting weeks of time that could be used for better protection. #COVID19AB #abvax
(Note that those AHS appointment numbers are for the next two weeks only.)
Welcome to Vaccine Barrier Busting, a collective community effort to help take down some of the barriers preventing our fellow Albertans from accessing vaccines. The first of however many it takes in a series! 1/9 #COVID19AB #abvax
Our first step: a bit of a mindset shift. It is so, so hard not to feel like well, if they really wanted a vaccine they could have gotten one by now, why should I have to wait for my second dose while others are dragging their feet in booking an appointment. 2/9
The thing is, vaccines aren’t just individual protection. They work best when enough of us can access them to form a *collective* protective barrier. Getting a stranger down the street vaccinated doesn’t just help protect them, it helps protect all of us. 3/9
Vaccine round up for appointments available today through the weekend:
Walmart Camrose
Walmart Cold Lake
Walmart Edmonton Meadowlark
Walmart Edmonton Northgate
Walmart Edmonton W
Walmart Edmonton E
Walmart Edson
Walmart Fort McMurray
Walmart Hinton
Walmart Leduc
#abvax 1/4
Walmart Camrose
Walmart Cold Lake
Walmart Edmonton Meadowlark
Walmart Edmonton Northgate
Walmart Edmonton W
Walmart Edmonton E
Walmart Edson
Walmart Fort McMurray
Walmart Hinton
Walmart Leduc
#abvax 1/4
Walmart Lethbridge N
Walmart Lethbridge S
Walmart Peace River
Walmart Pincher Creek
Walmart Red Deer N
Walmart Red Deer S
Safeway Brooks
Safeway Callingwood (Yeg)
Safeway Camrose
Safeway Division Ave (Med Hat)
Safeway Fairway Plaza (Lethbridge)
#abvax 2/4
Walmart Lethbridge S
Walmart Peace River
Walmart Pincher Creek
Walmart Red Deer N
Walmart Red Deer S
Safeway Brooks
Safeway Callingwood (Yeg)
Safeway Camrose
Safeway Division Ave (Med Hat)
Safeway Fairway Plaza (Lethbridge)
#abvax 2/4
Safeway Med Hat Mall
Safeway Port O Call (Red Deer)
Safeway Spruce Grove
Safeway West Lethbridge
Safeway Wetaskiwin
Walmart Sherwood Park
Walmart Sherwood Park N
Sobeys Gaetz South
Sobeys Lewis Estates (Yeg)
Sobeys Southbrook (Yeg)
Sobeys St. Albert
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Safeway Port O Call (Red Deer)
Safeway Spruce Grove
Safeway West Lethbridge
Safeway Wetaskiwin
Walmart Sherwood Park
Walmart Sherwood Park N
Sobeys Gaetz South
Sobeys Lewis Estates (Yeg)
Sobeys Southbrook (Yeg)
Sobeys St. Albert
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According to the poll we did a few days ago, 99% of our Twitter followers have either had their first dose or are scheduled for it. WE LOVE THIS. We’re so glad we could help make that happen. And now we need your help. 1/4 #abvax #COVID19AB
We hear a lot about vaccine hesitancy, but for a *lot* of people, it’s not vaccine hesitancy that’s keeping them from their first dose, it’s vaccine *barriers.* Some of those barriers are systemic, and we’ll be boosting opportunities to advocate to bring those down. 2/4
But many are individual barriers, and that’s where you come in. Over the coming days and weeks, we’re going to talk through what might be standing between your fellow Albertans and a vaccine, and we’re going to work together to bring as many of them down as we can.
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While we know that #yeg has incredible social agencies, today we learned some of the ways they have been working on getting vaccines for those that are more vulnerable, living in tenuous situations, provisionally accommodated, and anyone experiencing homelessness. #abvax
Boyle McCauley Health Centre (@BMHC_HealthCare) has been doing many vaccinations on a drop-in basis for Edmonton’s vulnerable populations, and other shelters are arranging transportation to BMHC for anyone wanting to get their vaccine. #abvax
Boyle Street Community Services (@boylestreet) developed materials for participants and anyone accessing services to help address hesitancy and misinformation, and help individuals make their own decisions. #abvax
