Alberta vaccinates first long-term care resident
Posted Dec 30, 2020 11:50 am.
Last Updated Dec 30, 2020 12:36 pm.
MEDICINE HAT (660 NEWS) – Alberta has given the first long-term care resident the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
After being approved for the first inoculations back on Dec. 23 by Health Canada, Sheila, who lives at Riverview Care Centre in Medicine Hat, got her shot.
Premier Jason Kanney tweeted out the news on Wednesday morning.
Alberta has just given our 1st long-term care resident the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
Sheila is a resident at Riverview Care Centre in Medicine Hat. She was once an avid dancer until a stroke & 2 heart attacks slowed her dance moves but couldn’t slow her spirit.
Congrats Sheila! pic.twitter.com/oGy4Grbu6p
— Jason Kenney (@jkenney) December 30, 2020
Alberta initially received the first shipment of Moderna vaccines on Tuesday.
The Moderna vaccine differs from the Pfizer vaccine by not needing deep-freeze storage, making it significantly easier to store and transport.
