Tag Archives: Health
Pfizer says experimental COVID-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective
Pfizer said Monday that early results from its coronavirus vaccine suggest the shots may be a surprisingly robust 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, putting the company on track to apply later this...
Nov 09, 2020
Province announces First Nations grant program to boost surgeries
The four Cree nations at Maskwacis are included in a new Indigenous stream grant program that allows it to develop a proposal to be a part of Alberta's plan to reduce surgical wait times in the provin...
Nov 08, 2020
Hinshaw: Alberta at "critical juncture" with 727 new cases Sunday
Alberta is reporting another 727 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.That gives the province a weekend total of 1,646 new cases following a provincial record 919 new cases on Saturday.Today's ...
Nov 08, 2020
Stress Less, Sleep More
What word would you use to describe 2020 thus far? Gong show comes to mind. I hope you are finding resources that are helping you through the chaos. In case you need a coup...
Nov 06, 2020
Council to hear COVID-19 briefing, set special meeting discussing additional measures
City council will hear an update on the current COVID-19 situation in Red Deer before being asked to set a Special Meeting to discuss potential additional measures in the wake of rising case numbers. ...
Nov 06, 2020
Alberta expands social gathering limit to all areas under COVID-19 Watch
With case numbers soaring, Alberta is expanding the 15-person limit for social gatherings to include all areas of the province currently under a COVID-19 Watch. Premier Jason Kenney made the announcem...
Nov 06, 2020
Kenney to address Alberta's COVID-19 situation
After Alberta reported a new daily record of about 800 new cases on Thursday, Premier Jason Kenney is set to discuss the province's COVID-19 situation.Kenney will join Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chi...
Nov 06, 2020
Alberta privacy commissioner to review proposed changes to health legislation
EDMONTON - Alberta's information and privacy commissioner says she was not consulted on proposed changes to the Health Information Act, but will review them as they are being debated in the legislatur...
Nov 06, 2020
AHS limiting close contacts it notifies, asks some Albertans to notify their own
A record number of COVID-19 cases confirmed daily in the province is requiring an unprecedented volume of contact tracing for Alberta Health Services. AHS is now changing its approach, limiting the nu...
Nov 06, 2020
Alberta eliminates $40/day fee for residential addiction treatment
The provincial government hopes to make it easier for those suffering from substance addiction to seek help.They are removing the typical $40 per day user fee for residential addiction treatment, whic...
Nov 06, 2020