Mass vaccination clinic to open at Telus Convention Centre

CALGARY (660 NEWS) – Alberta Health Services (AHS) announced a large-scale vaccination clinic will soon open in downtown Calgary.

The vaccination site will open April 5 at the Telus Convention Centre thanks to a partnership between (AHS), the City of Calgary and the centre.

“This is very exciting news and helps support and advance the Government of Alberta goal to have all Albertans who wish to be vaccinated get vaccinated,” said Health Minister Tyler Shandro. “We encourage all Albertans to get vaccinated as they become eligible and we are working closely with AHS and community partners to expand these opportunities.”

A large-scale, easily accessible COVID-19 vaccination site will open at the Calgary TELUS Convention Centre on April 5 through a partnership between Alberta Health Services, the @cityofcalgary and the @CTCC_Calgary. https://t.co/yla6hxnUug pic.twitter.com/IM9ctfM27o

— Alberta Health Services (@AHS_media) March 15, 2021

The convention centre site will host around 100 vaccination stations that could administer 500 shots which AHS confirmed could mean up to 5000 vaccines total per day.

“Calgarians have been incredible in their actions to keep each other safe throughout this pandemic. With vaccines now available for many, having a central location that could facilitate a huge vaccination effort was critical. That’s why The City is partnering to invest in the space required to solve the logistical element of this public health effort,” said Mayor Naheed Nenshi.’

As with all vaccine appointments in the province, you will need to pre-book if using the convention centre site.

As of this past weekend, Alberta has administered over 357,000 COVID-19 vaccines in the province.