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Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Dec. 10

Dec 10, 2020 | 2:40 PM

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. You can watch the news conference below once it begins.

Alberta announced on Wednesday that it plans to start distributing the COVID-19 vaccine next week to front-line health workers and caregivers.

Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the first round of the vaccine will be administered on Wednesday.

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The 3,900 doses will be given to intensive care unit doctors and nurses, respiratory therapists and long-term care workers.

The Royal Alexandra and the University of Alberta hospitals in Edmonton and at the Foothills Hospital and Peter Lougheed Centre in Calgary will be the initial vaccination sites.

(With file from The Canadian Press)