Additional measles immunization clinics: North Zone

FORT MCMURRAY – Alberta Health Services (AHS) will provide Fort McMurray-area residents requiring measles vaccine with additional opportunities to be immunized at the following drop-in measles immunization clinics:

Fort McMurray Community Health Services – 113 Thickwood Boulevard

• Friday, May 9 – 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Saturday, May 10 – 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Sunday, May 11 – 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Monday, May 12 – 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, May 13 – 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, May 14 – 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Thursday, May 15 – 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Friday, May 16 – 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The above clinics will offer measles vaccine to individuals in the following groups:

• Infants six months of age to less than 12 months of age who are living in or travelling to the Calgary, Central or Edmonton Zones of AHS, or travelling to any out-of-province destinations in which measles outbreaks are ongoing;
• Children 12 months of age or older, who have not yet received their first dose of measles vaccine;
• Children four years of age and older, who have not yet received their second dose of measles vaccine;
• Individuals born in or after 1970 who have not received two doses of measles vaccine;
• Health care workers, regardless of year of birth, who are not immune to measles.

Please note: individuals who have already received two doses of measles vaccine, as per the routine immunization schedule, do not require any additional doses of measles vaccine.

Appointments for routine immunizations, including childhood measles vaccine, also continue to be offered at Community Health Centres/Public Health Offices in the North Zone. Please call your local Public Health Office/Community Health Centre directly to book appointment.

North Zone residents uncertain of their immunization history, or their child’s immunization history, are also encouraged to contact their local Community Health Centre/Public Health Office, or Health Link Alberta (1-866-408-5465) to discuss. For more information on measles disease in Alberta, visit albertahealthservices.ca/measles.

Alberta Health Services is the provincial health authority responsible for planning and delivering health supports and services for more than four million adults and children living in Alberta. Its mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.

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