Alberta News Preliminary data will be posted on alberta.ca/covid19 on December 28 and 30. Regular reporting will resume January 4. COVID-19 vaccines help prevent you from getting infected and protect you from getting severely sick if you do get it. All vaccines are safe, effective and save lives. Everyone 5+ can get vaccinated. Children 5 to 11…
Edmonton News There are many measures in place currently to help protect Edmontonians from the Omicron variant, including: Edmonton Transit Service: Enhanced disinfecting and cleaning on buses, trains, DATS vehicles, transit centres and LRT stations. Wearing face coverings or masks are required when on buses and LRT, at indoor transit centres and LRT platforms. Where…
A summary of news releases and statements issued by Alberta government today. Expanding rapid testing Alberta’s rapid testing program is expanding to allow all Albertans to have access to free rapid tests. Test kits of five individual tests will be available at select Alberta Health Services sites and select pharmacies starting Dec. 17. More than…
The vaccine is approved for people who are 5 years of age and older. Its safety and effectiveness in people younger than 5 years of age have not yet been established. Effectiveness Clinical trials showed that beginning 1 week after the second dose, the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty®COVID vaccine was about: 95% effective in protecting trial…
Evidence is clear: Getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your community. It is much safer to get vaccinated than it is to get infected. Vaccines make our immune systems stronger by building antibodies to help prevent and fight off disease. Because COVID-19 is a new virus, no…
Alberta has declared a state of public emergency. Covid 19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise, largely in unvaccinated Albertab. These new measures will protect the health care system, stop the spread and increase vaccination rates starting September 16th. It is an incontestable fact that getting immunized makes us all safer. A one time incentive…
