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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is set to deliver an update this morning on the state of the province’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout. The premier has said the rollout is critical, as the impact of COVID-19 on the province has become a race between the rise of the variants and getting a critical mass of people vaccinated.
The variants, which are more contagious than the original strain, now make up about half of Alberta’s 14,000 active cases.The most recent numbers show 376 people in hospital because of the virus, 90 of whom are in intensive care.Kenney has also been dealing with demands from almost half of his backbench United Conservative caucus to ease public-health restrictions on the grounds that the rules are onerous and unnecessary.
Health columnist André Picard answers reader questions about COVID-19 variants, how effective the various vaccines are and the impact of on-again, off-again lockdowns.
Who cares, even the vaccinated aren’t allowed to leave the house. We know it’ll be months yet. No surprises possible. Open the gyms and restaurants they are not an issue. Release the raw data let people decide for themselves
Kenny needs to fuckin resign.