Alberta scales back testing of COVID-19 variants of concern to specific groups
Effective Monday, Alberta will only test for COVID-19 variants in specific populations, citing a rapid increase in positivity rates and overall test volumes of COVID-19.
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Posted: May 03, 2021 8:51 AM MT | Last Updated: May 3
Laboratory technologists work to sequence the genome of the SARS-CoV-2 virus at the BCCDC in Vancouver, British Columbia on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021.(Ben Nelms/CBC)
Building trust key to tackling vaccine hesitation among immigrants, say event organizers
Online education events targeting newcomers can help play a huge part in improving vaccine uptake in those communities, according to event organizers.
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Some immigrants can be reluctant to get immunized due to language barriers and misinformation. Two online education events targeting newcomers to Calgary are taking place this week.(Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press)
Online education events targeting newcomers and specific religious groups in Calgary can help play a huge part in improving vaccine uptake in those communities, according to event organizers and organizations that work with newcomers.
Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Wednesday, April 21
More appointments were made for AstraZeneca in Alberta in the span of two and half hours Tuesday than during all of last week as people born in 1981 or earlier became eligible for a shot, AHS says.
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Jason Ellis, 44, receives an AstraZeneca vaccine from registered nurse Sara Piedrahita at the Telus Convention Centre immunization site in Calgary on Tuesday, the day the province opened up the vaccinations to eligible Albertans aged 40-55.(Leah Hennel/AHS)
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An outbreak of the P.1 variant first identified in Brazil started with a traveller returning to Alberta from out of province and has been traced to three worksites, chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Monday.
To date, there are 26 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across worksites in the Central Zone and North Zone and of those, three are confirmed to be the variant of concern, Hinshaw tweeted. The employees travelled between sites and the cases are linked to them and their household contacts.
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An outbreak of the P.1 variant first identified in Brazil started with a traveller returning to Alberta from out of province and has been traced to three worksites, chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Monday.
To date, there are 26 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across worksites in the Central Zone and North Zone and of those, three are confirmed to be the variant of concern, Hinshaw tweeted. The employees travelled between sites and the cases are linked to them and their household contacts.
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