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CALGARY Although their profession is considered an essential service, paramedics in Alberta were not included in the first wave of front-line workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. In an e-mailed statement, Alberta Health officials say Emergency Medical Services (EMS) are likely to be included in Phase 2 of vaccine delivery that is expected to rollout in April 2021. Union officials representing 27,000 Alberta health-care workers including EMS, tell CTV News that many of its members are frustrated with the current vaccination prioritization. Our front-line paramedics are responding to the most critical COVID-19 patients in this province, said Mike Parker, president of the Health Science Association of Alberta (HSAA), They are at ongoing risk at the highest level and must have access to the supports and protections urgently.