James Cugnet, owner and pharmacist at Mayfair Pharmacy, with vaccine vials on Wednesday. Darren Makowichuk/Postmedia

COVID-19 immunizations slowly climbing but pharmacies still waiting on vaccines

Pharmacies across Alberta were supposed to receive vaccine supplies by the province's fall immunization rollout date of Oct. 15

by · Calgary Herald

The number of COVID-19 vaccinations are on the climb in Calgary after most pharmacies received supplies for Pfizer and Moderna vaccines by the end of last week.

As of Wednesday morning, 1,373 doses have been administered to people living within the Calgary zone, amounting to 0.1 per cent of the total population. Overall, 6,504 doses have been administered within the province, amounting to 0.1 per cent of the total population in Alberta.