Catch-up immunization clinics offered in Lac La Biche

Parents of eligible children encouraged to book an appointment

LAC LA BICHE – Alberta Health Services (AHS) is offering catch-up immunization clinics for children in the Lac La Biche area who are behind on their routine immunizations.

These clinics are for parents who received a letter from AHS last month advising them that their four- to eight-year-old children are behind on immunizations. The catch-up clinics will be held at Lac La Biche Community Health Services, 9503 Beaverhill Rd., on these dates:

• Saturday, Feb. 20
  8:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
• Friday, March 11
  1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

These clinics are by appointment only. No drop-ins will be accepted. Parents with eligible children are asked to call 780-623-4471 to book into the above clinic times.

Please note: only those parents who received an immunization status letter from AHS last month are eligible to book their children into the above noted catch-up clinic times.

Parents who are uncertain whether their child is eligible can call 780-623-4471 to confirm. If a child is not eligible for the catch-up clinics, parents are still encouraged to call 780-623-4471 to book ahead for the child’s upcoming immunizations.

Visit www.immunizealberta.ca for more information about routine childhood immunizations and the diseases that immunizations prevent.

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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