Only 30% of the 5M units of children's medication paid for by the province ($75M) was ever shipped to Alberta and even less has been used. AHS says 9,000 of the 250,000 bottles of acetaminophen were ever distributed to hospital pharmacies. #abpoli #ableg theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta… The other 1.25M units of acetaminophen and ibuprofen that landed in Alberta from Turkish manufacturer Atabay Pharmaceuticals arrived between March and May for retail use. A drug supply notice, posted by Health Canada, said the countrywide shortage ended in April. #abhealth

More than 50 research scientist and clinicians have signed an open letter expressing concerns with a report submitted to the Alberta special committee to examine safe supply. #abpoli #ableg It says: "This report fails to adhere to best standards for evidence reviews... due primarily to its problematic search strategy, which resulted in the exclusion of key studies (and) a number of irrelevant studies being included. There are, however, many other shortcomings."

Another 122 Albertans died from unintentional drug overdoses in May, according to updated provincial data. This brings the death toll to 624 in the first five months of 2021 — a 41 per cent increase from the same time period in 2020. #abpoli #abhealth The rate of drug poisoning in the province during May was 32.4 per 100,000 people. However, Lethbridge and Grande Prairie had rates far above the provincial average at 83.9 and 78.7, respectively. #abpoli #abhealth

The risk of dying from COVID-19 far outweighs the risk of developing a blood clot after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine, stresses @CMOH_Alberta as Alberta confirms Canada's second case of an AstraZeneca-linked blood clot. @calgaryherald #COVID19AB calgaryherald.com/news/local-new… On the topic, @jasonfherring wrote about how Calgary's mass-immunization hub has seen a paltry turnout for AstraZeneca shots, prompting questions about expanded eligibility. #COVID19AB

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At 2 pm, Alberta RCMP is holding a media availability to discuss the investigation into the disappearance of two Cochrane girls, who were found safe this week in B.C. Follow along below. @calgaryherald @calgarysun calgaryherald.com/news/local-new… Here we go. Insp. Rick Jané, with the Alberta RCMP Serious Crimes Branch, says two adult relatives of the children were located and arrested in relation to the abduction.

Another anniversary this week. It has been one year since the province released its report on the socio-economic impact of supervised consumption sites in Alberta. #ableg #abpoli What’s happened since? The province won’t say. That report was expected to guide decision-making related to existing and future sites. #ableg #abpoli @calgaryherald calgaryherald.com/news/local-new…

I'm live-tweeting today's #COVID19AB press conference, set to begin... now. Follow along below. @calgaryherald @calgarysun Some background from my pal, @jasonfherring. calgaryherald.com/news/local-new…

Hey y’all! I’m listening to today’s #COVID19 update with Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health. Follow along below. @calgaryherald @calgarysun #COVID19AB The province has recorded another 323 cases of COVID-19, bringing the active case count to 3,203 in Alberta. Majority in the Edmonton zone. #COVID19AB

Hey y’all. I’m in Kensington covering today’s “Above the Law” protest, organized by the United Black People’s Allyship organization, drawing attention to police brutality and the case of Calgary’s Godfred Addai-Nyamekye who was violently arrested by police. #yyc About 100 or so folks are at today’s protest. UBPA CEO Adam Massiah is speaking now. He says there needs to be a new body to look into complaints/grievances about Calgary police officers. #yyc

The daily #COVID19 update from Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer, is set to begin at 3:30 p.m. I'll be listening in while @jasonfherring writes our main file today. @calgaryherald @calgarysun #yyc

Follow along below: Here's a #COVID19 re-cap by my colleague @jasonfherring. This link also includes the livestream video of the press conference. @calgaryherald

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