Fourth Jabs Announced by Province
Eligible immunocompromised Albertans 18 and older
- Eligible immunocompromising conditions include:
- recipients of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T-cell therapy
- moderate to severe primary immunodeficiency (for example, DiGeorge syndrome, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome)
- Stage 3 or advanced HIV infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- immunosuppressive therapies (for example, anti-B cell therapies, high-dose systemic corticosteroids, alkylating agents, antimetabolites, or tumor-necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors and other biologic agents)
- transplant recipients, including solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplants
- chronic kidney disease receiving regular dialysis
- receiving active cancer treatment (chemotherapy, immunotherapy or targeted therapies), excluding those receiving only hormonal therapy, radiation therapy or surgery
- taking certain medications for autoimmune diseases including rituximab, ocrelizumab, ofatumumab and methotrexate
- When to book: Must wait at least 5 months after third dose
- How to book: Call 811 or book online (pharmacy or AHS clinic)
