Heavy Saturday snowfall did little to dissuade thousands of Calgarians from standing in line outside of the city’s measles vaccination drop-in clinics following Alberta Health Services declaration of a measles outbreak.

As of Friday, AHS has confirmed 23 confirmed cases of measles in Alberta this year, 9 of which were located in the Calgary Zone.

On Wednesday, the first day of the temporary measles immunization drop-in clinics, 1,700 residents of the Calgary Zone received their vaccinations and AHS officials believe Saturday’s numbers exceeded Wednesday’s.

The vaccines are available to:

  • Infants (between 6 and 12 months)
  • Children (12 months and older) who have not received their first dose of measles vaccine
  • Children (4 years and older) who have not received their second dose of measles vaccine
  • Individuals, born in 1970 or after, who have not received two doses of measles vaccine
  • Health care workers who are not immune to measles

Drop-in vaccinations will be available at the following locations:

Northgate Measles Immunization Clinic

Suite 154, 495 36 St. NE

  • Wed., May 07, 2014 – 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

South Calgary Health Centre Measles Immunization Clinic

31 Sunpark Plaza SE (third floor)

  • Tues., May 06, 2014 – 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Sat., May 10, 2014 – 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Brentwood Village Mall Measles Immunization Clinic

Unit 302, 3630 Brentwood Rd. NW

  • Thurs., May 08, 2014 – 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Sat, May 10, 2014 – 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Routine measles immunizations will continue to be offered by appointment at Community Health Centres.