for 75 per cent of alberta’s population to be fully immunized, the province would need to administer more than 560,000 additional first doses and 1.63 million more second doses — though tombe pointed out not every province will need to reach the 75 per cent target for the country to hit that marker.
june polling data from the angus reid institute indicates alberta and saskatchewan lead canada in hesitancy or outright opposition to covid-19 vaccines, with 18 per cent of people in each province unwilling or unsure about being vaccinated.
it’s an improvement from january, when angus reid polling found 45 per cent of albertans were hesitant about getting a shot, but greater willingness to get immunized is needed for alberta to help canada achieve its lofty target, tombe said.
“there are a number of individuals, especially younger individuals in their 20s and 30s, that are choosing not to get a shot. it’s going to require their minds be changed,” tombe said.
through thursday, the most recent day data is available, 2.75 million albertans have at least one shot of vaccine, and 1.67 million are fully immunized.
that works out to 62 per cent of the population with at least one shot, and 38 per cent with both necessary jabs.