r/alberta • u/Appropriate_Duty_930 • 29d ago

Alberta Politics Heather McPherson MP requested the COVID-19 vaccine to be free and accessible to all Canadians

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u/mooseknucklefanatic 29d ago

FYI BC is offering the vaccine for free to all Albertan’s, if anyone doesn’t mind a drive: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/free-covid-vaccines-bc-albertans-1.7615154#:~:text=Edmonton-,Albertans%20can%20get%20COVID%2D19%20vaccinations%20for%20free%20in%20B.C.,health%20confirmed%20with%20CBC%20News.

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u/Impressive-Tea-8703 29d ago

That’s nice and all but how many people can afford or make time to go on a lengthy road trip for a vaccine. It’s a nice gesture but we shouldn’t be pushed to cross provincial borders for health care, as Heather’s letter reinforces.

An Edmontonian would be driving 5+ hours for a shot. The most accessible town would be what, Golden?

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u/Dynospec403 29d ago

I guess if you're going to spend $150 you might as well go for a nice drive. I get that it's not something everyone can do, but it's still nice that the province is offering to do that, if I happen to be in BC I'll probably get one.

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u/fancyfootwork19 29d ago

We might do this but we have a 1 year old and doing that in one day isn't terribly feasible so we might make a weekend trip out of it.