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Mobile vaccination clinics are still top of mind for city officials looking to bridge the gap in vaccination rates between different regions of Calgary.
The current disparity in vaccination rates is nearly 20 percentage points between the areas with the fewest immunizations and the region with the most, Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) Chief Sue Henry said Tuesday, adding that the difference between them is not caused by a lack of desire from residents who want their shot.
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Some Edmonton doctors decry province’s reopening plan Dr. James Talbot, co-chair of the Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association strategic COVID committee. Postmedia, file
Two Edmonton doctors are raising red flags about the speed at which Alberta plans to lift COVID-19 restrictions.
On Wednesday, Premier Jason Kenney announced a three-stage reopening plans based on vaccination rates and hospitalization levels that could see almost all of the province’s COVID-19 restrictions removed by late June or early July.
Dr. James Talbot, a former Alberta chief medical officer of health and co-chair of the Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association’s (EZMSA) pandemic committee, called the province’s plan “reckless” and “unsafe” and predicted a spike in cases as a result of restrictions lifting that quickly.
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The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology announced the launch of two vision-care sciences programs and the opening of a $1 million lab on Tuesday, which they say will help fill an anticipated shortage of eye-care professionals in the province.
Alberta’s optical industry is expected to reach a critical shortage of qualified opticians by 2025 because of a large number of retirements. In the next two to five years, projections estimate 13 per cent retirement, with another 83 per cent retirement in the next five or more years, according to the Alberta College and Association of Opticians.
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