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Long term care homes, homeless shelters to be part of expansion to rapid testing program Last Updated Dec 17, 2020 at 10:09 am MDT FILE - In this April 10, 2020, file image made from video, a lab technician dips a sample into the Abbott Laboratories ID Now testing machine at the Detroit Health Center in Detroit. Federal health officials are warning about potential accuracy problems with the rapid test for COVID-19 used at thousands of hospitals, clinics and testing sites across the U.S., including the White House. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File) EDMONTON (660 NEWS) – The Alberta government h...

Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Thursday, Dec. 17 Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced plans Thursday to expand Alberta's rapid testing pilot project to long-term care facilities and rural hospitals, as the province says COVID has now killed more people in Alberta than influenza did over the last 10 years combined. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Dec 17, 2020 9:07 AM MT | Last Updated: December 17, 2020 A patient is attached to a ventilator in the COVID-19 intensive care unit of a hospital. COVID-19 has now killed more people in Alberta than influenza ...

Article content Alberta will pilot rapid testing for COVID-19 in long-term care and designated supportive living facilities, Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced Thursday. Starting Friday in Edmonton and next week in Calgary, the government will roll out mobile testing units to sites where there are outbreaks or the potential for outbreaks. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Rapid COVID-19 testing to start at Edmonton continuing care facilities Back to video Seniors and those in continuing care have been disproportionally impacted by COVID-19...

“It’s important to remember that Canada has one of the most robust regulatory systems for new vaccines in the world. Health Canada moved quickly through the approval processes, but no steps were skipped. The same rigorous testing and scrutiny was applied to this vaccine as any new treatment.” “A clinical trial with tens of thousands of participants from multiple countries found no safety concerns.” However, the Pfizer vaccine has yet to be approved for people under the age of 16 as there have not been sufficient clinical trials completed amongst this group. Albertans can expect Mode...

Rapid testing expands to include vulnerable Albertans | Le dépistage rapide s'étend à la population albertaine vulnérable Rapid testing will be expanded across the province to reach Albertans in homeless shelters, long-term care facilities and remote rural communities. Some parts of this page will not display. JavaScript is not available in this browser or may be turned off. Starting Dec. 18, rapid point-of-care testing will begin at long-term care and designated supportive living facilities in the Edmonton Zone using dedicated mobile testing centres. Mobile testing centres are expected t...