Dr. Deena Hinshaw warns COVID-19 herd immunity approach ‘serious and deadly’
In an update Monday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw advised against a herd immunity approach to COVID-19, updated the outbreaks at Calgary’s
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Alberta health officials to give update Monday afternoon on COVID-19 numbers, testing milestone
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Health Minister Tyler Shandro will give an update on the
Read more‘When can I get the flu shot in Alberta?’ And other questions, answered
An Alberta disease expert is urging people in the province to get their flu shot when it rolls out in
Read moreCoronavirus: 28% of Edmonton students enrolled in online school
More than a quarter of Edmonton students — in both public and Catholic divisions — are taking classes virtually at
Read moreCOVID-19 delays next phases of Connect Care health system launch in Alberta
Connect Care, the new electronic health system being slowly implemented across Alberta, won’t be introduced in any other facilities until
Read moreHinshaw to provide update on COVID-19 situation in Alberta Thursday
The province’s chief medical officer of health will address Albertans Thursday afternoon and provide an update on COVID-19 cases, outbreaks
Read more1st wave or 2nd wave? Where COVID-19 stands in Alberta
Case numbers have been consistently high in Alberta the last several weeks, and experts say the province appears to be
Read moreCOVID-19 pandemic having ‘stark affects’ on opioid-related deaths in Alberta
The number of people who have died of opioid overdoses in Alberta between April and June this year is more
Read moreAlberta confirms an additional 150 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, 2 deaths
An additional 150 cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed in Alberta on Tuesday. There have now been 16,889 confirmed
Read more‘It will cost lives’: Alberta mayors continue fight against EMS dispatch changes
Four Alberta mayors are coming together to protest changes to the way ambulances are dispatched in their cities. In August,
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