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Alberta's front‐line health-care workforce is up in arms over a new government policy restricting free COVID-19 vaccines. Health unions and medical professionals are demanding an immediate reversal, arguing that the limitations compromise public safety and essential care at a time when every vaccine matters. The controversy highlights mounting distrust in policy decisions.
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