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It appears many local residents want their COVID-19 vaccines as soon as possible.
With the provincial government opening AstraZeneca vaccines to people 40 years of age and over, phone bookings are getting snapped up quickly.
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Connie Schamber, pharmacy manager, Mint Health and Drugs Sterling, said the pharmacy received 100 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine last week.
“By Friday last week, we’d only used about 40 doses, but by (Tuesday) morning, the rest of my 60 doses are already booked,” Schamber said. “Even by Sunday night, when that Tweet went out, people started booking online, and by (Monday) evening, the rest of our doses were all fully booked.
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It appears many local residents want their COVID-19 vaccines as soon as possible.
With the provincial government opening AstraZeneca vaccines to people 40 years of age and over, phone bookings are getting snapped up quickly.
We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Try refreshing your browser. In limited supply AstraZeneca vaccine supplies drying up at local pharmacies Back to video
Connie Schamber, pharmacy manager, Mint Health and Drugs Sterling, said the pharmacy received 100 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine last week.
“By Friday last week, we’d only used about 40 doses, but by (Tuesday) morning, the rest of my 60 doses are already booked,” Schamber said. “Even by Sunday night, when that Tweet went out, people started booking online, and by (Monday) evening, the rest of our doses were all fully booked.