Premier Kenney asked about anger/concern removing more COVID measures does he understand the feelings, and did he ask Hinshaw to pursue this?
Kenney says he understand the concern but it is no a direction he asked Dr. Hinshaw to pursue.
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Kenney says he understand the concern but it is no a direction he asked Dr. Hinshaw to pursue.
#yeg #yyc #ableg #Covid19ab
Kenney says Hinshaw's team had been working on the changes over some time, presented it to COVID cabinet committee on July 8th.
Says they accepted the submissions without changes, adding that they were driven by science and vaccine uptake.
Says they accepted the submissions without changes, adding that they were driven by science and vaccine uptake.
Kenney says the province has spared no expense to battle to defense Alberta's health through COVID crisis, citing $1.5B above health budget for COVID, with $1.25B contingency in this year's budget.
Would spend more if needed, never a question of financial resources.
Would spend more if needed, never a question of financial resources.
Why remove mandatory to recommended quarantine?
Kenney says it's excessive to put people on mandatory isolation if they only have minor symptoms that might just be a cold.
Says it's still a "very strong recommendation" for + tests, but that it is hard to enforce quarantine.
Kenney says it's excessive to put people on mandatory isolation if they only have minor symptoms that might just be a cold.
Says it's still a "very strong recommendation" for + tests, but that it is hard to enforce quarantine.
Kenney says yes cases will go up and down, with fall increase- but calls vaccines a game changer.
On schools/kids, Kenney says the risks extremely low.
Says kids 5-14 are more likely to be injured in sports than to be hospitalized with COVID-19.
Adds no COVID deaths under the age of 20
Says kids 5-14 are more likely to be injured in sports than to be hospitalized with COVID-19.
Adds no COVID deaths under the age of 20
Kenney asked about concerns from Calgary muni officials about measures rollback
Calls it regrettable to see comments criticizing Hinshaw.
Says he respects advice of scientific expert based on hard evidence/data. Understands disagreements on policy, but should respect Hinshaw.
Calls it regrettable to see comments criticizing Hinshaw.
Says he respects advice of scientific expert based on hard evidence/data. Understands disagreements on policy, but should respect Hinshaw.
Kenney says that 2/3 of Albertans are fully vaccinated, believes Alberta will hit 75% fully immunized.
Says effectively as a result, claiming COVID does not pose a risk for 99.999% of that population.
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Says effectively as a result, claiming COVID does not pose a risk for 99.999% of that population.
#yeg #yyc #ableg #Covid19ab
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