RSV shot now free for larger number of older Albertans – CBC

All Albertans 70 and over are now eligible for the provincially funded vaccine

Mar 14, 2025

More Alberta seniors are now eligible for a provincially funded RSV vaccine.

The provincial government announced in October it would provide the RSV shot, Abrysvo, for free to seniors 60 and up living in care homes and it would offer a limited supply to those 75 and up living in the community.

That age range is now expanded to include all Albertans 70 and up. And the province is also funding the vaccine for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Albertans who are age 60 and over.

The change came into effect on Monday.

“[For] all of our patients that come in, and I see they’re eligible, I’m letting them know … because it’s important,” said Sarah Perez, the pharmacy manager at CurisRx Pharmacy in the Calgary community of Mahogany.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/rsv-shot-free-older-albertans-1.7482198