COVID-19 in Alberta: Third-dose eligibility expanded, health minister replaced – September 21, 2021

In Edmonton, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney provides an update on the provincial response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic. He is joined by Jason Copping, the province's newly appointed health minister, and by Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health. The province is expanding eligibility criteria for third doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Premier Kenney faces questions from reporters about possible challenges to his leadership and on the resignation of Tyler Shandro as Alberta's health minister. Shandro exchanges portfolios with Copping.