Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, at a news conference in Edmonton on March

Open this photo in gallery Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr.... So it really demonstrates the power of vaccines to decouple cases from severe outcomes. The other thing that’s important is that, when[ the U.K.’s] cases started to spike, they really hadn’t started their younger-age vaccines yet.... Those under 30 were just barely starting to be able to access the vaccine, whereas we’ve been able to offer vaccine to those 12 and older since late May. When we look at our own data, we h

up to 244 and 54, respectively.Dr.... Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, says

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don’t trust this premier and they don’t trust this health minister.” Dr.... Deena Hinshaw, Alberta

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The Opposition New Democrats called on the government to reverse course.... The Canadian Paediatric Society said Alberta’s approach is particularly dangerous for children under 12, who aren’t yet eligible to be vaccinated. Has my province lifted all COVID-19 restrictions or are some still in place?... Shandro and Premier Jason Kenney have defended the changes, which they said were proposed by Dr....

It’s James Keller in Calgary. It’s no secret that the Alberta government has been especially eager to move past the COVID-19 pandemic by ending public-health measures as soon as possible.... She says the success of vaccines means that cases no longer result in high levels of hospital admissions or death, and simply knowing how many positive cases the province has doesn’t really help to figure out whether the health care system could be overwhelmed.Dr.... Calgary’s mayor, Naheed Nenshi, called

By David Ljunggren, Kanishka Singh3 Min ReadOTTAWA( Reuters)-Canada, seeking to halt the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, will require people arriving by air from all nations except the United States to take a COVID-19 test, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: An airplane takes off from Billy Bishop Airport after Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that passengers will require COVID-19 vaccination for air, ship and interprovincial train services,

Open this photo in gallery Albert Health Minister Tyler Shandro and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney unveil an opening sign after speaking about the Open for Summer Plan and next steps in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, in Edmonton, on June 18, 2021.... Alberta has among the lowest vaccination rates in the country and, when looking across the entire population, the rate is even lower – about 60 per cent. But Mr.... A guide to the rules across Canada How long will immunity to COVID-19 last after vacc