The Province is planning on getting COVID vaccines into the arms of 9,000 health care workers.

Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says AHS is looking forward to the arrival of more vaccine doses soon and through the month of March.

"We're hoping to be able to move very quickly through the remainder of those Phase 1A individuals and to be able, within the coming weeks to initiate that Phase 1B and offer to community seniors" she says. "I know there has been keen interest in knowing exactly when that will start and how people can book appointments, and I expect that information will be coming very soon so people have more detail about what to expect and how they'll be able to access vaccine for seniors who are 75 and over."

Dr. Hinshaw says it'll be based on the year of birth, not the actual date.

She says they're already working on a plan to reach out to seniors who are part of the next group to get immunized.