It’s inevitable the new Omicron COVID-19 variant will make its way to Alberta despite federal travel restrictions, a local infectious-disease expert says.
The push to break Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy comes with the soundtrack of a patient’s laboured breathing and an ICU team’s tense medical preparations…
Vaccination is still the best defence against COVID-19, infectious disease specialists say, but clinical trials of two antiviral drugs look very promising when it comes to saving lives and reducing hospitalization for those who become infected.