Airport to arm: How AHS is moving COVID-19 vaccine around the province

Posted: Mar 14, 2021 7:00 AM MT | Last Updated: March 14
The first delivery of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Calgary in late December.(Alberta Health Services)
Once seated, the appointment to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Alberta takes about five minutes.
After getting the shot, patients are asked to wait another 15 minutes to be monitored for an adverse reaction, and then they can go on their way.
A 20-minute process seems blissfully speedy after a year that has seen close to 2,000 Albertans die of COVID-19 and thousands more fall ill. Families have been separated, businesses have closed and gatherings of all kinds have been cancelled.

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