Kids' vaccination numbers one week after availability
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It has been almost one week since parents and guardians became able to book COVID vaccine appointments for children aged 5-11 in Alberta. According to reporting by the Calgary Herald, as of November 30th, 26 844, or 6.9%, of all children aged 5-11 in Alberta have gotten their first dose. 57 200 children have appointments booked for over the next four weeks, meaning that about 20% of children in this age group will have gotten one dose of COVID vaccine by the end of December.
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