Alberta COVID-19 Testing

• Alberta doctors upset with provincial move to restrict PCR testing: ‘Absolutely absurd’

  In an effort to conserve supply and to reserve spaces for high-risk individuals, the province is asking Albertans to report results of at-home COVID-19 tests to their doctor.

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  Jan 3, 2022
  
• Temporary walk-up COVID-19 assessment centre to open in northeast Calgary

  Alberta Health Services is opening a new, temporary COVID-19 testing centre in Calgary in hopes of getting more swabs done in the city.

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  Apr 28, 2021
  
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• Rapid COVID-19 testing begins at Calgary school as part of pilot project

  The pilot project will see temporary rapid testing availability set up at schools experiencing outbreaks.

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  Mar 18, 2021
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• 406 new Alberta COVID-19 cases over weekend, Hinshaw warns that herd immunity approach ‘serious and deadly’

  As Alberta added 406 new cases of COVID-19 from testing done over the weekend and announced it has now tested over one million people, Dr. Deena Hinshaw warned against the concept of herd immunity.

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  Sep 28, 2020
• How pooling samples could impact COVID-19 testing in Alberta

  Alberta is piloting a new COVID-19 testing method that will see asymptomatic samples pooled together.

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  Aug 25, 2020
• Alberta doctors concerned with high demand for COVID-19 testing, province’s preparedness for testing in fall

  There are worries if Alberta's coronavirus testing system is strained right now, it may not be able to handle demand in the fall — which will see not only COVID-19 but an expected increase in respiratory illnesses.

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  Jul 28, 2020
• Using online tools will help protect vulnerable Albertans and speed up test results: Hinshaw

  Albertans are being encouraged to participate in initiatives like MyHealth Records and a new online risk tool amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Jul 27, 2020
• Alberta Health Services sees surge in coronavirus testing demand, long wait times

  More people want coronavirus tests in the province, which has increased wait times for appointments and results, according to Alberta Health Services.

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  Jul 23, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Alberta returns to ‘gold standard’ nasal pharyngeal swabs as global supply rebounds

  During the height of the pandemic, there was a global shortage of the nasal pharyngeal swabs.

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  Jun 26, 2020
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• Recall issued for rapid coronavirus test with $9.5M Alberta Health Services contract

  The company behind a rapid coronavirus test that was expected to be massively rolled out in rural Alberta has voluntarily recalled its product. 

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  May 3, 2020