Pregnant Albertans are eligible for a free COVID-19 vaccine this fall, but doctors say they haven't seen any direct messaging from the provincial government alerting either patients or health-care providers.

The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) defines pregnant individuals as high risk and recommends they should receive a COVID-19 shot.

Alberta's fall immunization plan, which has faced backlash because it will require most Albertans to pay $100 for the vaccine, offers coverage for specific high-risk groups.

While some eligible groups have been highlighted in government announcements, pregnant Albertans were not. People have to dig into the provincial government's COVID-19 website to find that information.

Dr. Stephanie Cooper, a Calgary-based maternal fetal medicine

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