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‘They’re going to be a bit shocked after they pay for it themselves’: Danielle Smith defends charging for COVID-19 vaccines

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Alberta premier Danielle Smith defended her decision to charge many Albertans for the COVID-19 vaccine Saturday and said once Manitoba and B.C. do the math, they might think twice about giving theirs away.

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The unnecessary purchase of child pain and fever drugs by Alberta three years ago contributed to the province's decision to charge $100 to some people for an injection of VOCID-19 vaccine this fall, Premier Danielle Smith said on Saturday.

·Montreal, Canada
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# Vaccine fees VOCID: Danielle Smith defends himself Alberta: VOCID-19 vaccines paid, controversial decision Edmonton – February 29, 2024 – The government of Danielle Smith in Alberta made a controversial decision by introducing fees for... The post # Vaccine fees VOCID: Danielle Smith defends himself appeared first on World News.

EDMONTON — Alberta's unnecessary purchase of children's pain and fever drugs three years ago contributed to the province's decision to charge $100 to some people for an injection of VOCID-19 vaccine this fall, said Premier Danielle Smith on Saturday. Smith told a provincial radio program that much of the approximately 1.4 million vials of drugs from Turkey, which Alberta purchased $70 million in 2022 during a national shortage, had to be given t…

·Richelieu, Canada
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CTV News broke the news in Canada on Sunday, August 24, 2025.
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