No vaccines for most community medical clinics, Alberta government decides – CBCProvince to limit publicly funded vaccines to 2 dozen community clinicsNov 06, 2024The Alberta government is permanently cutting off the flow of publicly funded vaccines to community medical clinics, save a select few, sparking yet another wave of concern from health-care providers. As CBC News previously reported, shipments of publicly funded vaccines to community medical clinics were halted in April when a distribution contract expired. A replacement was never hired and, as a result, family physicians did not receive COVID-19 and flu vaccines for the fall immunization campaign. Clinics have been unable to access a number of other publicly funded vaccines for months, including the shot that protects against pertussis (whooping cough). “As we continue to move past the pandemic, we have re-evaluated and have determined that we will return to distributing provincially funded vaccines to the select community medical clinics that previously administered vaccines,” a statement from the health minister’s office said.
