Alberta parents looking to get their children additional protection in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will have more options starting Thursday.
The COVID vaccination rate for Alberta children remains at the back of the pack nationwide.
Booster doses in Alberta have had even less uptake. Of children aged five to 11, 4.3 per cent have had a third dose, along with 15.8 per cent of kids aged 12 to 17. Canada-wide, those numbers rise to 6.2 per cent and 18.4 per cent respectively. With holiday gatherings and increased indoor social contact with families and friends that took place, we expect a new surge of respiratory viruses in our emergency departments and hospitals. Children are among the hardest hit this winter.Wong said hospitals were put under extraordinary stress in late 2022 and many health-care workers are burned out after years of being called in for overtime.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Southern Alberta businesses dealing with inflation, possible recession entering 2023 - Lethbridge | Globalnews.caCanadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) shows 24 per cent of Alberta businesses are at risk of closure.
Read more »
Alberta highly vulnerable to most infectious COVID-19 version yet, says expertAlberta won\u0027t escape the wrath of the highly\u002Dinfectious XBB 1.5 variant of the Omicron virus that\u0027s likely already here, say experts.
Read more »
‘It’s beautiful’: Hoar frost covers southern Manitoba - Winnipeg | Globalnews.caSouthern Manitobans have been treated to beautiful scenes since the weekend as hoar frost turned the outdoors into a winter wonderland.
Read more »
Carjacker allegedly pulls knife on dealership employee during test drive in Calgary - Calgary | Globalnews.caA southeast Calgary car dealership employee is shaken up after he was allegedly held up by a carjacker during a test drive early Monday afternoon.
Read more »