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26 Apr, 5 tweets, 2 min read
We're making rapid testing easier and less expensive for Alberta businesses & organizations.

Businesses & service providers wanting access to free rapid tests will no longer be required to have a health care provider oversee their screening program. 1/5
alberta.ca/release.cfm?xI…
We heard from Alberta’s business community and other organizations that hiring a health care provider was a significant and costly barrier for many organizations.

This change will allow more organizations to access rapid testing kits without compromising health and safety. 2/5
Protecting Albertans and our public health system remains our top priority. The decision is supported by Health Canada and aligns with Ontario & other international jurisdictions.

There are still stringent requirements for the use of rapid tests for asymptomatic screening. 3/5
Organizations must ensure that anyone administering the test is properly trained.

We'll be working with @albertachambers to develop a program specifically for chamber members. More details will be available soon. 4/5
More than 1.785 million rapid tests have now been deployed across Alberta.

Rapid testing is a vital part of our testing system, helping identify positive cases faster and reduce spread in the community. 5/5

Find out more here:
alberta.ca/rapid-testing-…

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28 Apr
Today, I approved a three-step change to Alberta’s vaccine rollout to help protect residents in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and Banff areas.

These areas are being hardest hit by the third wave, yet seeing lower than average vaccine coverage. 1/7
#1: As soon as they arrive, we will redirect all doses of the Janssen vaccine, as supply allows, to the #RMWB and Banff areas.

We expect to receive about 30,000 doses soon, but are awaiting exact confirmation from Ottawa. 2/7
#2: As soon as possible, we will also lower the eligibility age for AstraZeneca & Janssen vaccines to 30+ in those areas, and the Moderna vaccine to 30+ in adjacent Indigenous communities.

This will help more people access the vaccine. All other areas remain the same. 3/7
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26 Apr
This afternoon, I’ll be announcing that vaccines will be offered to the more than 15,000 workers at 136 federal and provincial meatpacking plants across the province starting this week. #abhealth #ableg

More details to come at 3:30 today. 1/6
To help vaccinate as many workers as quickly as possible, a combination of on-site and community locations will be used.

We’ll be contacting the plants to confirm how the vaccinations will be delivered. 2/6
Unfortunately, vaccinations for these groups were postponed due to the reduction and delay in last week’s Moderna shipment.

I am relieved and pleased that we can now offer vaccines to these essential workers. 3/6
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17 Sep 20
The pandemic has raised questions about the Public Health Act (Introduced in 1910) and powers that allow for forced immunization (added in 1984) in an emergency. 1/7
A small number of people have used this section of the Act to scare others, claiming that forcible immunizations are right around the corner. 2/7
This has led to confusion when our collective health and wellbeing is dependent on Albertans taking responsibility by following public health measures. 3/7
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24 Apr 20
Today, I’m pleased to announce significant investments to protect rural physician recruitment & retention:

▪️$81 million investment to rural health care, and
▪️Alberta’s incentive programs for rural doctors is the most generous in Canada.

More 👇alberta.ca/release.cfm?xI… 1/8
Our government has already made key changes to support physicians and patients during #COVID19AB and going forward. We’ve enabled physicians to bill unlimited virtual visits, and we’ve cancelled all proposed changes to complex modifiers. 2/8
There has been some misinformation that the modifiers were only suspended. This is not true. I want to be clear, all changes to complex modifiers are cancelled. 3/8
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9 Apr 20
Our modelling data gives Albertans a better idea of what to expect over the next 6-8 weeks. Two core scenarios were modelled (probable & elevated) to provide Albertans with as much information as possible. All slides and charts can be accessed here: bit.ly/2JOKnsq 1/5
It’s important to remember that the modelling gives us the total number of anticipated infections in the whole population, not just the confirmed cases. That makes the numbers higher than what we have seen reported in other countries. 2/5
If Albertans stop following public health restrictions and guidelines, we can expect to experience a much higher impact than the data currently suggests. That is why all Albertans must continue to strictly follow all public health guidance. 3/5
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17 Mar 20
Today, we announced that previously planned changes to complex modifiers will not go ahead on March 31st. 1/4
alberta.ca/release.cfm?xI…
We heard concerns expressed by physicians that reducing complex modifiers would lead to ten minute medicine and that it could also increase pressure on our emergency rooms. 2/4
While I respectfully disagree with that characterization – we are stopping this change, so that doctors can focus on the critical tasks at hand. 3/4
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