Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine passport system comes into force today. The program allows businesses and venues to operate without capacity limits and other public health measures if they require proof of vaccination or a negative test result from anyone entering. It applies at restaurants, nightclubs...
Today's 717 new #COVID19AB cases is Alberta's second-highest tally since Jan. 15. In that time span, only yesterday's case count of 764 is higher.#yyc #yeg— Jason Herring (@jasonfherring) March 26, 2021 Article content Advertisement 2 ...
Evidence from a study in Alberta, Canada suggested that variations in test sensitivity for the virus causing COVID-19, particularly earlier in a pandemic, can result in “an undercounting of cases by nearly a factor of two” (p. 398) [53]. With rapid tests and home-approved testing kits...
Alberta continues to record a spike in new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. On Tuesday, another 407 infections brought the province's active case count to 5,627. There were 176 Albertans in hospital, including 44 in intensive care. A joint statement from the universities said the policies ...
Kenney asked to back down on blocking Alberta municipal mask rules Alberta’s premier defended his plan to prevent cities and towns from bringing in their own mask mandates Wednesday, as a municipal leader accused him of doing a “180” flip-flop on the issue.Read more… ...
Alberta meat processing facility hit by COVID-19 outbreak Alberta's chief medical officer confirmed hundreds of cases have been linked to a meat-packing plant in High River, accounting for 15 per cent of the province's total, according to CBC News. The pl...
In Canada, provinces have primary responsibility for healthcare delivery. Absent a federal declaration of national emergency in response to COVID-19, the provinces carried the ball in designing PHMs within their borders. We selected three provinces—Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Alberta—for this compara...
We are still situated at the same institutions: ‘a post-1992 university in central London (UK)—with a diverse student and staff body—and a North American university (Calgary, Alberta)—with five campuses and over 33,000 students’ (although Sandra A. now also teaches remotely in the UK...
In March, the Alberta government introduced new and expanded billing codes for virtual care to aid in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. All existing rules for virtual care codes will remain in place for the time being. Saskatchewan ...
Canadian province of Alberta, Switzerland and Germany, respectively (see Klenert et al.2018a; Knopf2019). Second, in countries with large informal sectors, there are ways to compensate citizens, given enough time for preparation, as demonstrated by the case of fossil fuel subsidy removal in ...