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20 Nov, 5 tweets, 2 min read
Canada’s Chief Medical Officer of Health released national-level COVID-19 modelling to Canadians today, while Premier Jason Kenney continues to withhold his government’s own analysis from Albertans.

#ableg #abpoli #cdnhealth #covid19ab
The data released by Dr Tam includes a single graph of Alberta modelling, which suggests a steep rise in daily new cases through to at least the end of 2020.
Both @DShepYEG and I have repeatedly pressured Kenney and Health Minister Tyler Shandro to release updated modelling. They have denied it exists, and the Alberta government website reports “no updated models are being planned at this time.”
Statistical modelling of infectious diseases is a core function of public health. Clearly Dr. Tam is preparing COVID-19 models along with her colleagues across the country.
Jason Kenney had to have known that this second wave was coming, and surely, he has access to local data that could tell us how bad it is going to get if we don’t take immediate action.

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