Category: Alberta
Canada: “We will never be fully vaccinated against COVID-19”
Canadians will be required to get a booster shot every nine months for the foreseeable future, says Canadian Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.… ...More...
Canada: Infants more likely to be hospitalized from Omicron
Omicron cases in infants under one year of age are almost seven times more likely to lead to hospitalizations, Canada’s chief public health officer Dr.… ...More...
Covid-19 pandemic used to test propaganda techniques on Canadians
Canadian military leaders saw the pandemic as a unique opportunity to test out propaganda techniques on an unsuspecting public, a newly released Canadian Forces report concludes. … ...More...
Canada: 82% Delta vaccine breakthrough in Calgary hospital coronavirus outbreak
An outbreak of the Delta coronavirus variant at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary has seen 16 patients and six health-care workers tested positive for the variant. … ...More...
1,039 cases of Brazilian coronavirus variant P.1 reported in Canada
… ...More...1/2 To date, ≥ 24,995 #VariantsOfConcern cases (↑8,131 since Apr.7), including 23,611 (↑8,112) B.1.1.7, 1,039 (↑16) P.1 & 345 (↑3) B.1.351 variants have been reported, with numbers highest in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, & Quebec.
Canada: coronavirus variant P.1 outbreak spreads to Alberta
“We are currently investigating a significant #COVID19AB outbreak in Alberta involving P.1 variants of concern (the variant that originated in Brazil), linked to a returning traveller.”… ...More...