Alberta is reporting 877 new cases of COVID-19 from 8,100 tests ( 10.8%). 691 people are in hospital and 187 in the ICU. Sadly, four more people have died.
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Dr. Hinshaw says more than 2 million eligible people still haven't been vaccinated. That needs to change before we can ease the rules in place.
Dr. Hinshaw says our eagerness to get back to normal, and hug loved ones again should be our motivation to get vaccinated.
I asked Dr. Hinshaw twice if it was her advice for kids to go back to school next Tuesday. She wouldn't answer yes or no, but said the original choice to send kids home was "not based on a public health need."
She says it's Alberta Education's decision, but schools are safe.
She says it's Alberta Education's decision, but schools are safe.
"We have already seen this back to school transition work very well," Dr. Hinshaw says about the return in January.
"Schools have been in this last year one of the safest places for children to be."
"Schools have been in this last year one of the safest places for children to be."
.@DylanShort_ asks Dr. Hinshaw if there's an update for Albertans waiting for their second dose of AstraZeneca.
Hinshaw says Alberta is waiting for data from elsewhere before making a decision. She says she will have a better idea on the plan "in the coming weeks."
Hinshaw says Alberta is waiting for data from elsewhere before making a decision. She says she will have a better idea on the plan "in the coming weeks."
Back to schools. Dr. Hinshaw has been asked five times now about schools, and specifically what is being done to keep kids and staff safe. She has repeated that schools have always been safe.
Dr. Hinshaw once again says it wasn't her decision for schools to go online, and the decision to go back to in-person is being made by Alberta Education.
When asked if Adriana LaGrange asked her opinion, she doesn't answer, but says the ministries works together.
When asked if Adriana LaGrange asked her opinion, she doesn't answer, but says the ministries works together.
Dr. Hinshaw is asked why testing numbers are so low recently.
"Weekend numbers are always lower than weekday numbers," she says.
She also suggests warm weather might impact people not wanting to get tested.
"Weekend numbers are always lower than weekday numbers," she says.
She also suggests warm weather might impact people not wanting to get tested.
Dr. Hinshaw is asked about whether Alberta Health will use pop-up immunization clinics to reach more people.
She says discussions are underway for the "next steps" for the areas affected by high case rates and low vaccination rates.
She says discussions are underway for the "next steps" for the areas affected by high case rates and low vaccination rates.
Back to schools! Dr. Hinshaw is asked if vaccine clinics will be brought to schools in communities with high rates of COVID-19.
Dr. Hinshaw says no decisions have been made yet.
Dr. Hinshaw says no decisions have been made yet.
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