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New chief medical officer of health Dr. Vivien Suttorp and primary care minister Adriana LaGrange say they're looking forward to working together as the province enters a new era.

Dr. Vivien Suttorp, a longtime medical officer in southern Alberta, is now the province's CMOH — the first person in three years appointed to the role on a permanent basis.

Smith says her government is looking to prevent wastage, recover costs, and target vaccinations to those who need them the most.

Trained as an ER physician, Dr. Sunil Sookram currently is the medical director and chief of medical staff at Strathcona Community Hospital in Sherwood Park.

Two and a half years after taking over as Alberta's top doctor on an interim basis, Mark Joffe is no longer in his role. 

The Alberta government has quietly released the report of a government-appointed task force reviewing the province's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Alberta government is reminding people of the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act, which provides some legal protection for those who call 911 while witnessing an overdose.

The committee said medical leadership is required "with over 1,500 daily cases and exponential growth... and frequent circulation of dangerously incorrect information."

Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw tweeted Saturday the outbreak was linked to someone returning to the province from a trip.

The University of Calgary has been collecting and analyzing wastewater samples for traces of coronavirus since May 2020. The research has since expanded into a pan-Alberta network.

As of Thursday, there were 896 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19, 222 of whom were being treated in ICU. Ten additional deaths were reported.

As of Thursday, there were 65 people in hospital, 10 of whom were in intensive care units.

The ATA said teachers would like better PPE like KN95 masks, substitute teachers on contract, smaller class sizes to facilitate distancing and contact tracing.

Edmonton's mayor said most cities stand ready if stronger COVID-19 restrictions are required but said measures need to be implemented by the province to be truly effective.

More front-line workers are pushing the Alberta government to be included in Phase 2 -- even as part of an expanded Phase 2A -- of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

The data shows that in the North zone, 18.8 per cent of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

On Monday, the premier said first dose appointments would be paused due to vaccine supply issues from Pfizer but that second dose appointments would not be cancelled.

Alberta continues to see high rates of sexually transmitted infections, such as syphilis and gonorrhea. Based on the STI cases reported so far this year, Alberta is on track to surpass last year's numbers.

Also on Friday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw issued a directive that will allow doctors, nurses and pharmacists who are not AHS employees to administer the COVID-19 vaccine.

Page the Cleaner in Edmonton will soon begin production of cloth face masks to help protect people from getting COVID-19.