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COVID hospitalizations continue to trend downward in Alberta; ICU admissions holdFor nearly three weeks, COVID-19 hospitalizations have been trending down in Alberta.HealthJan 25, 2023
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COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Alberta continue to riseAlberta’s chief medical officer of health urged people to remain vigilant and get vaccinated, saying the province’s acute-care system is under enormous stress amid Omicron.HealthJan 19, 2022
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Other data to shed light on Alberta COVID trends in absence of broad PCR tests: HinshawDue to the nature of the Omicron variant and its high rate of transmission, the province has had to limit who can access PCR testing to those in high-risk settings.HealthJan 13, 2022
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Alberta obstetricians worried about babies being born to unconscious unvaccinated momsCompared to the first wave of COVID-19, the number of pregnant women with the virus in Alberta's ICUs has quadrupled. Physicians are desperate and are sharing vaccine information.CanadaOct 8, 2021
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Edmonton students make cards for health-care workers: ‘Not all heroes wear capes’'The biggest joy for me was watching my coworkers just sit down for a moment and smile... and feel so encouraged and uplifted,' said RN Liz Strang.CanadaOct 6, 2021
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Alberta doctors invite premier, health minister to visit ICU: ‘We need you to see’Alberta has reduced the size of allowed outdoor social gatherings from 200 to 20. It also announced more Albertans are eligible to book third COVID-19 vaccine doses (boosters).HealthOct 5, 2021
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Edmonton ICU staff ‘receiving harassing phone calls’ questioning stats: AHSAlberta Health Services says doctors and staff at some Edmonton-area intensive care units are receiving harassing phone calls to their units.HealthSep 29, 2021
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Alberta to add hospitals, clinics to Bill 1 to protect health access from COVID-19 protestsThere were 1,100 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19 as of Tuesday, 263 of whom were in the ICU. Ninety-two per cent of COVID-19 ICU patients were unvaccinated, Kenney said.HealthSep 28, 2021
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Active COVID-19 cases in Alberta reach 21,307 Monday; ICU cases soarActive cases, hospitalizations and ICU admissions from COVID-19 all rose in Alberta over the weekend.HealthSep 27, 2021
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58 Alberta ICU doctors pen letter saying it’s ‘not too late to change course’ on COVID-19 crisisThe intensive care doctors from across Alberta say it's "not too late to change course" when it comes to slowing the fourth wave of COVID-19 — but the time to act is now.HealthSep 27, 2021
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