COVID-19 vaccination program

• As of Jan. 12, 58,144 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Alberta. This is 1,314.9 doses per 100,000 population.
• Alberta’s phased approach to vaccination focuses first on priority health-care workers and those who are at highest risk of severe outcomes. Eligibility has expanded to include paramedics and emergency medical technicians.
• Vaccinations will continue to expand as more vaccine arrives in the province.

Schools

• Schools have reopened for in-person learning.
• Strong public health measures remain in place to support the health and safety of students, teachers and staff.

Provincewide restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19

• Enhanced public health measures will remain in place provincewide.

• Health officials continue to actively evaluate the situation and will adjust measures if required.
• Businesses, organizations and service providers will be given at least one week’s notice prior to changes to the current health measures that may affect them.

COVID Care Teams outreach

• A comprehensive outreach program is reaching communities with high levels of COVID-19 spread in Edmonton and Calgary.
• Upon referral by Alberta Health Services, people in these areas who test positive for COVID-19 are eligible for a free-of-charge hotel room stay of 14 days, complete with culturally appropriate food and temporary financial aid in the amount of $625, once they have completed their self-isolation.
• COVID Care Teams have assembled more than 58,000 care packages and have delivered half of them door-to-door. Packages have also been distributed through schools and via food hamper distribution.

Testing for travellers from the U.K. and South Africa

• All travellers who have arrived from the United Kingdom and South Africa since Dec. 7 should immediately get a COVID-19 test, whether they have symptoms or not.
• Travellers will be contacted directly by Alberta Health Services to book a test.
• Also, travellers from the United Kingdom or South Africa who are participating in the border pilot must immediately quarantine, whether they’ve had a negative test or not. All returning travellers currently in quarantine must remain in quarantine for the full 14 days.

Enforcement of public health measures

• The government has granted certain Alberta peace officers and community peace officers temporary authority to enforce public health orders.
• Not following mandatory restrictions will result in fines of $1,000 per ticketed offence and up to $100,000 through the courts.