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COVID-19: Alberta to begin strategically reducing ICU beds and resuming surgeries

Alberta Health Services president and CEO Dr. Verna Yiu announces AHS will begin strategically reducing ICU beds and resuming surgeries as the COVID-19 situation eases.

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COVID-19: Alberta to begin strategically reducing ICU beds and resuming surgeries

Alberta Health Services president and CEO Dr. Verna Yiu announces AHS will begin strategically reducing ICU beds and resuming surgeries as the COVID-19 situation eases.

Kenney and Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon

COVID-19 update on Tuesday.The two will also be joined by Alberta Health Services president and CEO Dr. Verna Yiu.

Alberta’s ICU numbers climb slightly over Thursday, down over 7 days

Alberta health-care workers asked to reach out for support after death of ICU nurse

COVID-19: Alberta MLA under fire for comments on AHS’ handling of pandemic

Alberta announces 11 more COVID-19 deaths, sets new high for number of people in ICU with disease

New Alberta health minister says he’s ‘deeply committed’ to COVID-19 fight

Alberta sees spike in COVID-19 vaccinations after vaccine passport announcement

19.10.2021 / 21:05

Kenney and Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon

COVID-19 update on Tuesday.The two will also be joined by Alberta Health Services president and CEO Dr. Verna Yiu.

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16.10.2021 / 01:03

Alberta’s ICU numbers climb slightly over Thursday, down over 7 days

COVID-19.According to AHS, the number of patients in the ICU in the province has dropped by 1.3 per cent over the past week. ‘Happy to be here’ — N.L.

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01.10.2021 / 07:47

Alberta health-care workers asked to reach out for support after death of ICU nurse

Alberta Health Services president and CEO Dr. Verna Yiu offers condolences and support after the death of a nurse that worked in the ICU and emergency department.

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28.09.2021 / 22:15

COVID-19: Alberta MLA under fire for comments on AHS’ handling of pandemic

COVID-19, Shane Getson wrote Saturday that someone had tagged him in a 2016 news article detailing the salaries of high-profile Alberta Health Services employees. Active COVID-19 cases in Alberta reach 21,307 Monday; ICU cases soar “For this kind of money, and the amount we pour into the system, I think we need to be getting more bang for our buck when it comes to resource planning,” the post read.“ICU bed levels that were available for the public dropped unacceptably low coming into cold and flu season and a prediction of the fourth wave.

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25.09.2021 / 01:31

Alberta announces 11 more COVID-19 deaths, sets new high for number of people in ICU with disease

COVID-19 cases continues to hit Alberta during the pandemic’s fourth wave as the provincial government announced Friday that it had identified 1,651 new cases of the disease over the past 24 hours.As of Friday afternoon, Alberta Health said the province had 20,040 active coronavirus cases, with the Edmonton zone (5,461) and Calgary zone (5,105) having more active cases than any other zone in the province.The province also broke its own record on Friday for number of people in ICUs in Alberta hospitals because of COVID-19. That number has risen from 226 on Thursday to 243 on Friday.

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22.09.2021 / 03:49

New Alberta health minister says he’s ‘deeply committed’ to COVID-19 fight

Newly appointed Alberta Health Minister Tyler Copping says he is “deeply committed” to steering the province through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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18.09.2021 / 00:03

Alberta sees spike in COVID-19 vaccinations after vaccine passport announcement

COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, one day after the province announced a vaccine passport-type program.To compare, 9,750 doses were administered on Wednesday.“Albertans are doing their part to get vaccinated to protect themselves and each other,” Alberta Health said on Twitter on Friday.

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16.09.2021 / 03:07

Why parts of Alberta are seeing extremely low COVID-19 vaccination rates

COVID-19 pandemic is vaccinations.While the majority of Albertans are vaccinated, it is a slim majority, and experts say that is why Alberta is experiencing a fourth wave.In June, Premier Jason Kenney announced Alberta would “open for good” if 70 per cent of eligible Albertans received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The province hit that mark on Canada Day, but several regions of Alberta are still well below that mark even months later.Just 23.8 per cent of eligible people in High Level have received at least one dose of the vaccine, according to Alberta Health.

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14.09.2021 / 00:59

More than 800 Albertans now hospitalized with COVID-19 as 4,740 new cases identified since Friday

COVID-19 in Alberta.Alberta Health data released Monday afternoon shows there are 803 people being treated for the disease in hospital. That’s a jump from 686 COVID-19 patients in hospital as of Friday afternoon.Of those in hospital, 198 are in intensive care — a jump from 169 COVID-19 patients in intensive care on Friday.“AHS continues to do all it can to ensure we have enough ICU capacity to meet patient demand, including opening additional spaces and redeploying staff,” Alberta Health Services said in a statement Monday.

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11.09.2021 / 04:53

Alberta scaling back on testing for variants of concern so labs can keep up with general COVID-19 testing: AHS

COVID-19 cases that are also swamping hospitals, the province’s health authority confirmed Friday that testing for variants of concern is being significantly scaled back to maintain lab capacity for general coronavirus testing.“Alberta’s COVID-19 testing program will no longer screen for variants of concern on all positive COVID-19 test samples,” Alberta Health Services spokesperson Kerry Williamson said in an email to Global News on Friday night.

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11.09.2021 / 01:53

COVID-19: Alberta records 10 more deaths as hospitalizations, ICU admissions keep rising

COVID-19 , according to provincial health authorities who also reported Friday that 1,473 new cases of the disease had been identified.As of Friday afternoon, Alberta Health said 686 people were in hospital because of COVID-19 with 169 of those in ICUs.

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11.09.2021 / 00:57

Alberta health minister grilled over COVID-19 vaccine passport hesitancy

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro was grilled again by reporters Friday over the province’s hesitation to adopt COVID-19 vaccine passports.

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11.09.2021 / 00:25

‘I’m frustrated we had to’: Alberta health minister defends COVID-19 vaccine incentive

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro defended the province’s $100 incentive to encourage more people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, while saying he is frustrated that step was needed.

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07.09.2021 / 01:57

Alberta to continue COVID-19 testing beyond Sept. 27 deadline

COVID-19 beyond Sept. 27, as the fourth wave of the pandemic continues to grip the province.In a statement Monday, Alberta Health confirmed testing for symptomatic people will continue past the initial deadline of Sept.

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03.09.2021 / 22:33

Alberta to offer $100 gift card incentive to increase COVID-19 vaccine numbers

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced a one-time $100 gift card incentive is now available for all Albertans age 18 or older who receive a first or second dose of vaccine between Sept. 3 and Oct. 14.

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03.09.2021 / 07:35

Calgary woman wins $1M through Alberta’s latest COVID-19 vaccine lottery

COVID-19.The province said Amie Gee’s name was drawn from over 1.85 million entries in its second of three million-dollar draws for its Open for Summer Lottery.

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03.09.2021 / 01:13

ICU cases, hospitalizations rise as Alberta identifies 1,339 new COVID-19 infections

COVID-19 cases since mid-May on Thursday, as health authorities announced they had identified 1,339 new coronavirus cases since a day earlier.With the new cases, the province had 12,868 active COVID-19 cases as of Thursday afternoon.

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01.09.2021 / 00:57

Alberta Health Services to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for physicians, staff, contract employees

COVID-19.AHS CEO Dr. Verna Yiu made the announcement Tuesday afternoon, saying this policy includes physicians, midwives and other front-line health-care workers.

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31.08.2021 / 01:05

Alberta to offer 3rd COVID-19 vaccine doses to immunocompromised, people living in congregate care

COVID-19 vaccines will be available to all seniors living in congregate care, immunocompromised Albertans, as well as some travellers later this week.The government made the announcement Monday afternoon via a news release, as Alberta recorded more than 3,000 new cases of the disease over the last three days. The third doses will be offered beginning Sept.

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30.07.2021 / 02:47

Number of active COVID-19 cases in Alberta surpasses 1,500 as new infections rise

COVID-19 soon won’t be required to stay away from others when they are ill, the province’s active number of COVD-19 cases surpassed the 1,500-mark.On Thursday, Alberta Health announced it has identified 233 new coronavirus cases in the province over the past 24 hours while completing 7,857 COVID-19 tests in the same time frame. Alberta’s positivity rate currently sits at 2.38 per cent.Alberta Health did not report any new coronavirus deaths on Thursday.The Calgary zone continues to see the highest number of active cases with 903 while the Edmontone zone has the second most with 274.

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29.07.2021 / 22:49

Health Minister Tyler Shandro defends plan to drop most of Alberta’s COVID-19 rules

On Thursday, Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro defended the province’s plan to end most public health measures aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, including most isolation for positive cases, masking, and testing rules.

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24.07.2021 / 03:11

Number of active COVID-19 cases in Alberta rises by 123 on Friday

COVID-19 in the province and Alberta’s number of active coronavirus cases rose by 123 on Friday.The latest COVID-19 fatalities involved a man in his 50s in the North zone and a woman in her 70s in the Edmonton zone. The woman’s case included comorbidities but Alberta Health said at this time, there are no known comorbidities in the man’s case.

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17.07.2021 / 01:17

Alberta records 2 more COVID-19 deaths but hospitalizations linked to coronavirus drop

COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total number of coronavirus deaths in the province to 2,314.Alberta Health said both fatalities were in the North zone and involved people with comorbidities. The people who died were a man in his 60s and a man in his 70s.Meanwhile, coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Alberta dropped to 110 on Friday, down from 113 the day before.

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16.07.2021 / 22:15

Calgary’s COVID-19 field hospital being used to ease emergency department pressure

COVID-19 cases in Calgary is being used to relieve pressure on emergency departments facing significant strain in recent weeks.Alberta Health Services says the temporary facility, which opened in May 2020, is now receiving patients from across the city for emergency support or as an isolation space when needed.

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14.07.2021 / 03:09

Alberta records 3 more COVID-19 deaths as active case count continues to drop

COVID-19 deaths were recorded in Alberta on Tuesday while the number of active coronavirus cases in the province continues to drop.With the latest fatalities, Alberta’s total number of COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began has reached 2,310.At the same time, the number of active coronavirus cases in the province on Tuesday slid to 599 — down from 624 a day earlier.Of the active cases, 298 are in the Calgary zone, 119 are in the Edmonton zone, 110 are in the North zone, 47 are in the Central zone, 24 are in the South zone and one is not linked to any particular zone.Alberta Health announced Tuesday that 35 new COVID-19 cases had been identified over the past 24 hours, bringing the province’s total number of positive cases since the

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13.07.2021 / 01:09

No COVID-19 deaths reported in Alberta over last 3 days

COVID-19 over the last three days, however, no new deaths linked to the disease have been reported since July 8.Alberta Health released COVID-19 data online Monday, which shows 31 new cases were reported on Friday, 29 on Saturday and 30 on Sunday.Active cases, hospitalizations and intensive care admissions related to COVID-19 all continue to fall.On Monday afternoon, there were 624 active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta. Of those, 316 are in the Calgary zone, 118 are in the Edmonton zone, 106 are in the North zone, 59 are in the Central zone, 22 are in the South zone and three are not connected to any zone.Hospitalizations have fallen over the weekend, from 126 people Friday to 112 people on Monday.

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07.07.2021 / 01:15

Alberta’s active COVID-19 cases continue to drop, coronavirus hospitalizations increase slightly

COVID-19 restrictions were lifted in Alberta, the province’s number of active coronavirus cases continues to decline.New numbers released by the Alberta government on Tuesday showed the province’s number of active COVID-19 cases has dropped to 763, down from 831 a day earlier.Despite the encouraging figures, hospitalizations linked to the disease rose slightly — up from 136 on Monday to 138 on Tuesday. As of Tuesday afternoon, 32 of those patients were in intensive care units.In all, Alberta Health identified 33 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including 12 new cases involving COVID-19 variants.

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02.07.2021 / 00:45

Video shows confrontation between Alberta health minister family and protestors

A video obtained by Global News shows a confrontation between Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro and protestors at a Canada Day event in Calgary that left Shandro’s wife in tears.

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29.06.2021 / 21:51

Dr. Deena Hinshaw to deliver final regular COVID-19 news conference Tuesday afternoon

Dr. Deena Hinshaw is set to give her final regularly scheduled COVID-19 update for Alberta on Tuesday.The chief medical officer of health is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m.

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29.06.2021 / 02:01

Alberta records 209 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths over 4-day period

COVID-19 data from the last four days, which shows a total of 209 new cases and two additional deaths from the disease.On Friday, 81 new cases were reported in Alberta. There were 64 new cases on Saturday, 33 Sunday and 31 reported on Monday.There have been two COVID-19-related deaths reported to Alberta Health since June 23: two men in their 80s in the Calgary zone.

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25.06.2021 / 01:55

Number of Albertans with 1 dose of COVID-19 vaccine continues to creep up as 73 new cases confirmed

COVID-19 continues to creep up, the province confirmed an additional 73 cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday.As of Thursday’s update, 71.1 per cent of eligible Albertans have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. That’s an increase of only 0.8 per cent in a week.

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19.06.2021 / 00:15

Alberta expands eligibility of second COVID-19 vaccine dose

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro announces details of the expansion of the province’s eligibility for the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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18.06.2021 / 03:23

What the new mRNA COVID-19 vaccine recommendation means for Alberta

a new recommendation from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) about what should follow a first dose of AstraZeneca.“An mRNA vaccine should now be offered as the second dose for individuals who received a first dose of AstraZeneca or COVISHIELD vaccine,” Canada’s chief public health officer Dr.

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10.06.2021 / 01:43

Alberta identifies 313 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday as province prepares for Stage 2 reopening

COVID-19 on Wednesday and five additional deaths from the disease, as the province prepares to move into Stage 2 of its “Open for Summer” plan.The new cases came from about 8,545 tests, putting the province’s positivity rate at about 3.7 per cent.There are now 329 people in hospital with COVID-19, 83 of whom are being treated in intensive care. COVID-19: Drop-in 1st doses of vaccine available at Edmonton Expo Centre Of the five deaths reported to Alberta Health in the last 24 hours, three were in the Edmonton zone.

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05.06.2021 / 03:41

COVID-19 deaths of fully, partially vaccinated Albertans is the minority: doctors

Alberta Health is reporting that 12 per cent of COVID-19 deaths in the province have been in Albertans who were partially or fully vaccinated. Julia Wong finds out what may be happening.

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02.06.2021 / 23:55

More than 120,000 Albertans book 2nd COVID-19 shot Tuesday

COVID-19 vaccine in March were eligible to book their second dose Tuesday and more than 120,000 people did.Alberta Health didn’t have specific numbers for booking on Wednesday, but said “thousands more” appointments were booked by 2 p.m. Alberta releases plan for booking 2nd doses of COVID-19 vaccines On Tuesday, Alberta announced its plan to roll out second doses across the province.Anyone who received their first dose is eligible to book their second dose now.

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01.06.2021 / 06:59

Alberta resumes testing all positive COVID-19 cases for variants as concern grows over B.1.617

COVID-19 variant case numbers and spread as the province is once again going to be testing all positive cases for variants of concern.The province had to press pause on screening all cases May 1 as labs simply didn’t have the capacity to keep up once the number of new cases started topping 2,000 cases a day.Alberta Health spokesperson Tom McMillan said the province “will start screening all confirmed cases starting this week.” India surpasses 24 million COVID-19 cases as mutant variant spreads across globe The development is welcome news as concern is rising both in Alberta and around the world about the B.1.617 variant first identified in India.The first confirmed case involving the B.1.617 variant in Alberta was publicly reported on

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01.06.2021 / 03:51

Alberta ramps up screening for COVID-19 variants amid rising concern over B.1.617 cases

Alberta Health says all positive COVID-19 cases in the province will be screened for variants again starting this week.

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24.05.2021 / 02:17

Alberta Health reports 563 new COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths on Sunday

COVID-19 cases and six deaths from the disease on Sunday.The deaths included five people from the Calgary zone: Two women in their 70s, a woman in her 80s, a man in his 70s and a man in his 50s.

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23.05.2021 / 01:01

Alberta Health reports 621 new COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths on Saturday

Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout failing most vulnerable populations: doctors Alberta Health reported the following deaths:The province identified 262 new variant cases on Saturday.There are 617 ppl in hospital incl 164 in ICU. Sadly, 6 new deaths were reported over the past 24hrs.

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19.05.2021 / 07:49

4 workers allege unsafe lunchroom conditions at Canada’s largest workplace COVID-19 outbreak

COVID-19 at Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. Horizon mine site has now grown to 1,496 cases and three workers have died.Alberta Health says the most recent death involved a man in his 60s.

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16.05.2021 / 01:29

Alberta reports 1,195 new COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths on Saturday

Alberta leadership responsible for protests against COVID-19 public health orders: expert On Saturday, Alberta identified 386 variant cases of COVID-19.Alberta has 22,993 total active cases, 192,688 recoveries and 2,140 deaths.As of Saturday, the Calgary zone has 10,908 active cases, the Edmonton zone has 5,140, the North zone has 3,382, the Central zone has 2,398 and the South zone has 1,152. There are 13 cases in unknown zones.

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12.05.2021 / 20:43

Alberta program allows small and medium business to apply for COVID-19 rapid tests

COVID-19 rapid testing kits through their local chamber of commerce.According to a Wednesday news release from the province, interested businesses can apply to receive the kits directly from their chamber.“This partnership gives businesses another leg up to move our economy forward,” Premier Jason Kenney said.“By making it easier to access rapid testing kits when and where they need them, we are providing businesses with a vital tool to protect their workers and the Albertans they serve.” Alberta increasing access to COVID-19 rapid testing program Local chambers will need to sign an agreement, then Alberta Health will provide rapid tests, along with a pre-approved screening plan.A chamber membership is not required, the province said, and

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12.05.2021 / 00:35

Organizers of ‘No More Lockdown Rodeo Rally’ charged after event near Bowden

rodeo and rally protesting COVID-19 restrictions in Alberta, RCMP said in a news release on Tuesday.On Monday, Ty Northcott and Gail Northcott, both of Bowden, were charged with contravening Section 73(1) of the Public Health Act of Alberta.The event took place the first weekend of May and saw hundreds of people gather outside the community of Bowden. Alberta Health reports single-day high of 2,433 new COVID-19 cases Ahead of the event, Alberta Health Services said it informed organizers the event would violate COVID-19 restrictions and would be considered illegal.Premier Jason Kenney condemned the event on social media on May 2, calling the gathering “disturbing to see.”“We are all sick of this.

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11.05.2021 / 23:15

Ontario government providing last-minute update on use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine in the province.The exact nature of the announcement wasn’t clear, but at around 3:30 p.m. EST on Tuesday the provincial government issued a statement to say the province’s chief medical officer of health, Dr.

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11.05.2021 / 17:31

Alberta stops giving first doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine.In a statement Tuesday, Alberta Health spokesperson Tom McMillan said since there are no known future shipments of AstraZeneca at this time, a determination was made to utilize the remaining supply as second doses. Alberta ‘temporarily pausing’ use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for those under 55 “Unlike with AstraZeneca, Alberta is receiving the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines in large and consistent shipments,” McMillan said.

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06.05.2021 / 20:41

Hinshaw to provide Alberta COVID-19 update Thursday afternoon

COVID-19 update for Albertans on Thursday afternoon.The province’s chief medical officer of health is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m. Her news conference will be streamed live in this post.

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05.05.2021 / 21:30

Alberta health minister offers condolences to family of woman who died from blood clot linked to AstraZeneca vaccine

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro offers condolences to the family of a woman who died after a rare blood clot linked to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

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