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It’s the helplessness of the victims that gets to Heather McKeown.
One year ago Friday, her mother Wendy became the first of hundreds of long-term care residents to die when Alberta’s facility lockdowns, masks and quarantines failed to protect them from a new coronavirus sweeping the globe.
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“That’s where the rage comes from, whether it’s warranted or not,” said Heather, still grieving, bewildered and quick to tears. “She didn’t go out and get it. My mom was not mobile. Somebody brought it to her, 100%, no question. It was brought to her and it killed her.
Active COVID cases 10X the number a year ago
By Gillian Slade on April 6, 2021.
There are currently more than 10 times the number of active COVID cases in Alberta compared to exactly one year ago. April 1, 2020 An Alberta Health press release, update 19 at 5 p.m. that day states there are 871 cases in the province including 12 in the South zone. There are 29 people in hospital and 13 of those are in ICU. Current: April 1, 2021 An Alberta Health press release, update 209 at 4:15 p.m. that day states there are 8,653 active cases in the province including 864 in the South zone. There are 292 in hospital and 59 of those are in ICU.
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Available COVID vaccines are being distributed despite recent shortages.
Not long after the first COVID-19 vaccines became available and were distributed, earlier this year Pfizer announced they were shipping about 80 per cent less vaccines over the next few weeks as it completed upgrades to its manufacturing plant in Belgium, and Moderna also announced in January they would output 20-23 per cent less product. The delays in vaccines meant that many provinces, including Alberta, suffered from shortages and Alberta stopped administering the first dose of the two-shot vaccines.
Available COVID vaccines are being distributed despite recent shortages. Not long after the first COVID-19 vaccines became available and were distributed,