By Christian Lowry, September 22 2021—
The successful development of a number of different COVID-19 vaccines was greeted with celebration throughout the world, which lost 4.5 million lives and saw at least 218 million contract the disease between Jan. 28, … Read the rest
By Cristina Paolozzi, September 15 2021—
On Sept. 15, Premier Jason Kenney announced new COVID-19 restrictions amidst rising cases across the province. In an email to the campus community, the University of Calgary announced it would cancel all in-person classes … Read the rest
By Pamela Freeman, June 17 2021—
The immense vaccine rollout over the last month in Alberta has changed the local outlook of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of June 5, 66.4 per cent of the province’s eligible population has received one … Read the rest
By Sophia Lopez, June 8 2021—
On May 27, the Alberta Health Services’ (AHS) Community Engagement and Communications (CE&C) team held a virtual COVID-19 Community Conversation to discuss the recent updates on the pandemic such as cases and second vaccine doses.… Read the rest
By Danise Simpelo, May 17 2021—
On March 15, UCalgary students and instructors immunized Indigenous seniors at Circle of Wisdom Elders and Seniors Centre. This was an Indigenous-led immunization clinic with the objective of vaccinating Calgary Indigenous seniors aged 65-plus … Read the rest
By Luis Armando Sanchez Diaz, March 8 2021—
The beginning of the end of the Covid-19 pandemic is potentially near as a new vaccine will be now available to Canadians in a matter of time. On Feb. 26, it was … Read the rest
By Elisha Chan, February 21 2021—
For many Albertans, the annual flu vaccine is just a routine pain in the arm. For some, getting the flu shot is just a timestamp to tell you that another year has passed. People … Read the rest
By Sergio Sharif, February 21, 2021—
The past month has reawakened a familiar feeling. Variants of the coronavirus have begun to rise in numbers, similar to when the virus first appeared in Canada. Experts voiced their concerns and in briefings, … Read the rest
By Christian Lowry, February 17 2021—
The celebration upon the discovery of a vaccine for COVID-19 has been premature. As of Feb. 7, Canada has administered 2.76 COVID-19 vaccine doses per 100 people, well behind both the European Union and … Read the rest
By Krishna Shetye, January 18 2020—
Thousands of doses of the Pfizer BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have already been administered in Alberta with no adverse side effects reported. The province has said the vaccines will be rolled out in … Read the rest
