Posted: Dec 31, 2020 9:51 PM MT | Last Updated: January 1
Residents and staff at the Siksika Elders Lodge will be immunized on Friday starting at 1 p.m.(CBC News)
Siksika First Nation in southern Alberta has received its first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, and will begin immunizations on New Year s Day, Siksika Health Services (SHS) announced in a press release on Thursday.
Health workers on the First Nation, which is about 100 kilometres east of Calgary, will begin immunizing residents and staff at the Siksika Elders Lodge on Friday at 1 p.m.
The care facility for Siksika elders was among those prioritized by the province to receive the vaccine as it provides continuing care for seniors.