The Alberta government gets the worst rating in the country when it comes to how satisfied people are with the H1N1 vaccination program, according to a CBC-Ekos poll.

A survey suggests Alberta's public approval when it comes to the H1N1 vaccine strategy is the lowest in Canada. (CBC)The poll indicates 58.4 per cent of Albertans are unhappy with the way their government has administered the vaccination program.

The next highest disapproval rate is in the Atlantic provinces, where 37.3 per cent of respondents disapproved of the way provincial and local services are handling the issue.

"This whole thing has made me really angry," Susan Adamson said as she received her vaccination at Bonnie Doon Mall in Edmonton on Thursday.

"I don't think the government could organize its way out of a paper bag. There were people who needed it, high-risk groups, children. Why didn't they have that in place in the beginning?"

The lineups for vaccinations at Edmonton's Bonnie Doon Mall now include more than pregnant women and children under five. (CBC)Only 25.7 per cent of Albertans polled approved the performance of the H1N1 rollout.

"I think they've done the best they can," said Diane Burge, who was also at the Bonnie Doon clinic. "It hit harder than anybody thought."

The survey of 3,502 people was conducted by telephone between Nov. 4 and Nov. 10, 2009, and has an error margin of plus or minus 1.7 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. Both landline and cellphone users were included.

"I think despite some of the issues that we've had with vaccine supply, it was still quite a feat to get vaccine in this quick turnaround between the time we identified this new virus in April and the time we're at now," said Dr. Andre Corriveau, chief medical officer of health for Alberta.

Dr. Andre Corriveau, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, says flu-related deaths reported in Alberta now total 34. (CBC)Corriveau announced five additional deaths connected to the flu virus Thursday, bringing the total reported so far to 34. "And 33 of those 34 had associated chronic medical conditions," he said.

"So it again shows how this pandemic virus is really acting like other influenza viruses do every year, targeting people with underlying illness.

"Most people who are affected by it who are healthy tend to have a relatively mild, self-limiting illness that doesn't require significant medical care."

Effective Thursday, people aged 10 to 17 and 55 to 64 with chronic conditions were eligible for the vaccinations, as well as pregnant women, children under 10 with various chronic health conditions and caregivers with babies under six months old.

On Friday, people aged 45 to 54 with chronic conditions will be added to the mix.