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The third dose of COVID-19 in Alberta lags behind the rest of Canada, while the sixth wave continues
Nurse Rachel Lively distributed vaccines for COVID as part of the Calgary expansion of her mobile vaccination program on Monday, January 3, 2022. Photo: Darren Makovichuk / Postmedia
Health officials are urging Albert residents to roll up their sleeves for their booster vaccine against COVID-19 as the sixth wave of the pandemic continues to move in the countryside.
In Alberta, coverage with a third dose of vaccine lags far behind the rest of the country, according to Health Canada. Only 46.8% of adults in Alberta received this first booster injection.
This is compared to the Canadian average of 57.3%; in every other province and territory, at least half of all adults received a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
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Koping says the province can see the beginning of the plateau in the sixth wave
Alberta Secretary of Health Jason Kopping. Photo by David Bloom / Postmedia, file
During a press conference to update COVID-19, Health Minister Jason Kopping said the province could see the beginning of a plateau in the sixth wave.
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Chief Medical Officer Dr. Dinah Hinshaw spoke with updated figures released by the province and important reminders that people should note about progress, including receiving booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines.
She also said those who were not vaccinated were three times more likely to go to the hospital and eight times more likely to go to intensive care with COVID-19.
Calgary Herald / Sun reporter Jason Herring covers the press conference:
Koping says we can observe the beginning of a plateau in the current sixth wave, according to trends in wastewater and testing.
He said that we have seen a 3% increase in hospitalizations with COVID-19 in the last week, but a small decrease in patients in the intensive care unit. # COVID19AB
– Jason Herring (@jasonfherring) April 20, 2022
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Koping says the total capacity of the intensive care unit is close to the maximum in many hospitals, and in some hospitals # yyc / # yeg, over 100%. He says this is typical of the years before # COVID19AB, but needs improvement.
“Normally it shouldn’t mean stretching the core over 100%,” he said.
– Jason Herring (@jasonfherring) April 20, 2022
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Copping calls on Albert residents who have not yet done so to receive their third dose of # COVID19AB vaccine.
“If you are not vaccinated, this remains a real risk,” he said.
Taking a third dose of Alberta is the worst in Canada. ~ 37% of Alberts have a stroke, compared to ~ 48% of Canadians. #yyc
– Jason Herring (@jasonfherring) April 20, 2022
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An average of seven Alberts have died from # COVID19AB every day in the past week, says Dr. Hinshaw. The full numbers have not yet been published online. #yyc #yeg
– Jason Herring (@jasonfherring) April 20, 2022
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In the past three months, those who were not vaccinated were three times more likely to go to the hospital and eight times more likely to go to intensive care with # COVID19AB than those with three doses, Hinshaw said. #yyc #yeg
– Jason Herring (@jasonfherring) April 20, 2022
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Most Alberts will only receive the drug # COVID19AB, Hinshaw said. She urges people to continue to isolate themselves if they test positive for COVID or have symptoms. Those with 2+ doses of vaccine: 5 days of isolation or until symptoms subside. Otherwise, 10 days of isolation or until symptoms subside.
– Jason Herring (@jasonfherring) April 20, 2022
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Just time for three callers today, according to Koping’s spokesman. This is the only # COVID19AB press for the week and the only access reporters have to these health professionals.
– Jason Herring (@jasonfherring) April 20, 2022
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CTV asks if Alberta will have a boost to improve coverage of the third dose.
Koping says the vaccine campaign is in the works, which will be launched in the coming weeks. He says that a large part of the population received Omicron and then did not receive its third dose. # COVID19AB #yyc
– Jason Herring (@jasonfherring) April 20, 2022
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Is there a risk of a leak? Hinshaw says the current product should not leak “in the short term”.
Is there a schedule for opening fourth doses for everyone? Hinshaw says the province is always looking for evidence of opening, but the vaccine should go to the population, it will help the most.
– Jason Herring (@jasonfherring) April 20, 2022
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Alberta reported 6,125 new cases, 49 deaths in seven days
Here are the COVID-19 numbers published today by Alberta Health, covering a seven-day period from April 12 to April 18:
- The province reported 6,125 new cases of COVID-19 in seven days through 24,745 completed tests.
- 1,126 people are in hospital with COVID-19, an increase of 73 from April 13. There are 43 people in the intensive care unit, which is a decrease of five from April 13.
- There were 49 other COVID-related deaths reported to Alberta’s health services, bringing the total to 4,190 since the pandemic began. As of January 1, 875 deaths have been reported in Alberta.
- The two-dose vaccination rate in Alberta for the population aged 12 and over is 86.8%.
Hospitalizations are on the rise in Alberta
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The Peter Lougheed Center in Calgary. Photo by Gavin Young / Postmedia
Novavax: Where can you get the most recently approved COVID-19 vaccine in Canada?
Health Canada said clinical trials have shown that Novavax is 90% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and 100% effective in preventing severe disease. Photo by REUTERS / Dado Ruvic
Novavax is different from Pfizer and Moderna because it is based on a protein, not an mRNA vaccine.
In clinical trials, it showed that one week after the second dose, the vaccine was 90% effective in protecting those aged 18 and over against moderate to severe COVID infection, according to a Novavax press release. The safety and effectiveness of the shot in persons under 18 years of age have not yet been established.
Health Canada has approved a two-day dosing schedule with an interval of 21 days. Some provinces and territories use it as second, third and fourth doses, as well as part of a mixed series with other approved vaccines.
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Hinshaw, Koping will provide an update for COVID-19 at 3:30 p.m.
Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Dean Hinshaw provides an update on the province’s response to COVID-19 and the new version of Omicron at a press conference in Edmonton on Monday, November 29, 2021.
Health Minister Jason Kopping and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Dinah Hinshaw will provide an update on COVID-19 today at 3:30 p.m.
The province will publish weekly numbers and provide other information on how the province is fighting the virus.
You can watch the live broadcast by clicking on the video below.
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Unlike the rest of Canada, free rapid tests for COVID-19 are not widely available in the Netherlands.
A person squeezes a drop of test solution into a COVID-19 antigen rapid test device. Photo by Luke Hendry / Postmedia Network
Residents of Newfoundland and Labrador say they are disappointed with the lack of free rapid tests for COVID-19 when other provinces make them widely available for free.
Heather Elliott, a retail employee in St. John’s, says many of her friends and family are struggling to find quick tests at home. Meanwhile, PCR testing is only available to select groups, such as people over 60, pregnant women and those working in high-risk environments, such as healthcare.
“Learning to live with COVID is part of being able to identify if you have COVID,” Elliott said in an interview Tuesday. “Unfortunately, in Newfoundland and Labrador, a large part of the population does not have this opportunity at the moment.
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