More hiccups during 2nd week of COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Alberta – CBC

Some pharmacies unable to order Pfizer doses

Oct 26, 2023

Alberta has yet to iron out all the wrinkles in its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, pharmacists say.

After concerns emerged about cancelled appointments last week, the provincial government said it would increase its ordering limit for pharmacies from 100 doses per week to 350 doses, starting Monday.

And while some stores report the situation has improved and they have enough stock, others say there are still problems.

“Challenging. Frustrating. There’s many adjectives I could use,” said Ian Kruger, pharmacist and owner at Two Pharmacy in Cochrane, when asked to describe the vaccine rollout.

He spent three hours on the phone Tuesday trying to sort out his weekly COVID-19 vaccine order. When the delivery arrived Wednesday, it included 200 Moderna doses and no Pfizer at all.

“We have the ability to vaccinate many more people than what we were given vaccine for, which is very unfortunate because we could be protecting more people,” he said.

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