Chief medical officer of health COVID-19 update – December 17, 2020
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health and officials provide an update on COVID-19 and the ongoing work to protect public health.
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Thank you, Tom, and good afternoon everyone.
Before I get to today’s cases, I wanted to update you on our COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
As of last night, 394 health care workers had received their first dose of vaccine.
I know that many people want to be vaccinated immediately, and that is a good thing.
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Hark! the herald angels sing.
While concert halls might be empty this Christmas season, the Elk Island Regional Honor Choir Association (EIRHCA) is giving an early Christmas gift to local seniors care and nursing homes.
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The association, which is comprised of three choirs Trebles, Junior, and Secondary and are made up of children aged five to 17, has created an MP3 format compilation of Christmas songs and has dubbed it its winter concert project. Director Angela McKeown Nemetchek headed up the project with the Secondary choir, Grades 7-12, which provided all of the music for a 15-minute recording. The Junior choir, K-6, will also perform Silent Night for the recording.