COVID-19 vaccinations jump since passport announcement
CALGARY, AB. — Premier Jason Kenney says COVID-19 vaccine bookings have nearly tripled in the province since he announced a passport system.
Kenney says in a Facebook live video that nearly 25,000 vaccine appointments were recorded by last evening a jump of about 166 per cent from two days prior.
The province’s proof of vaccination system, also referred to as the “restrictions exemption program,” allows businesses and venues to operate without capacity limits and other measures if they require proof of vaccination or a negative test result before entry.
The program starts Monday and it is not mandatory.