{"id":89918,"date":"2025-08-23T00:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T00:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/89918\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T00:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T00:00:13","slug":"alberta-sets-price-at-100-for-those-who-must-pay-for-covid-19-vaccine-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/89918\/","title":{"rendered":"Alberta sets price at $100 for those who must pay for COVID-19 vaccine this fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Matthew Scace<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted August 22, 2025 4:25 pm<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdated August 22, 2025 7:45 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>The Alberta government has now confirmed that for those who must pay for the cost of a <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/covid-19\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19<\/a> vaccine shot this fall, the cost will be $100<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755760927_148_70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The price is one of the details now rolled out by the province as part of its two-phase plan to deliver the shots free to some but with a fee for others.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/healthiq.jpg\" alt=\"Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet weekly health news<\/p>\n<p>Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Those eligible to get the shot for free, including health-care workers, some seniors and those with underlying medical conditions, will get appointments starting Oct. 1.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone else can expect to get appointments starting three weeks after that but will have to pay a $100 administration fee.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11345935\/parents-missing-baby-emmanuel-haro-arrested-rebecca-jake\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/emmanuel-haro.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tParents of missing baby Emmanuel Haro arrested on suspicion of murder\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11343767\/plague-california-lake-tahoe-flea\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755907213_721_lake-tahoe-plague.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia resident tests positive for plague after camping near Lake Tahoe\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Premier Danielle Smith\u2019s government has been criticized for making citizens pay for the vaccine, but Smith says it\u2019s necessary to avoid millions of dollars in wasted medicine.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the government of neighbouring British Columbia says those who don\u2019t qualify for the free shot in Alberta can travel to get one there.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Health<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Matthew Scace The Canadian Press Posted August 22, 2025 4:25 pm Updated August 22, 2025 7:45 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