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Alberta government weighs future of COVID-19 vaccination as federal program winds down

No answer on whether COVID shots will continue to be free in Alberta once change takes effect

The future of Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccination program is unclear with federal funding set to end this summer.

Ottawa has been paying for the shots and distributing them across the country since they became available.

But the Public Health Agency of Canada quietly announced, last week, the provinces and territories will take over purchasing their own supply of COVID-19 vaccines.