From gophers to coal to eerie dolls: Check out these rural museums near Calgary
Canada's first sugar tax is here, with people in Newfoundland paying 20 cents per litre of pop
The damage caused by infantilizing the disabled
Edmonton may be known for winter chill, but heat islands on the rise, researchers say
'Next Silicon Valley': Edmonton student group, NXT-GEN, launches entrepreneurship accelerator program
Stressed by the books? Experts offer back-to-school tips for better mental health
Pets we call our 'fur babies' offer us more than just companionship
Making children feel included on and off the playground
How much homework is healthy for students?
Tips for living alongside urban wildlife
Danielle Smith releases overview of proposed Alberta sovereignty act
Residents pleased with newly released solar farm agenda report
B2B platform KemNet helps the medicine go down
Rash of shootings in Edmonton part of North American trend, not gang related: EPS
Combatting sedentary behaviour
Editorial: The politicization of masks
Edmonton's Muslim community testifies to Senate human rights committee on Islamophobia
Spotlight Series: Fangliang He & the Many Magic Moments
'Something permanent in our lives has given way': Alberta officials mourn Queen Elizabeth II
'I can't feel mournful': Indigenous leaders reflect on colonialism after death of Queen Elizabeth II
Quiet opposition or colonial complicity? Queen Elizabeth’s legacy as monarch
Short-Termism Is Hurting Companies And Costing Lives
Edmonton mayor calls on Alberta government for help after random northside stabbings
Parks trying to return fire to national parks
Poilievre: Canada Conservatives' new right-wing leader
University of Alberta law students take steps towards reconciliation
Opinion: There's a bargain politicians and Alberta public servants make. Danielle Smith will blow it up
Forest fires choke air in Lower Mainland, Alberta
Inspiring Edmontonians: Anita Cardinal-Stewart
Research project to start scanning for distracted drivers on Edmonton streets
Health Matters: U of A study on gut and lung microbiome
Treaty medallion returned to Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
Some Indigenous leaders concerned about reconciliation with new monarch
Critics say 24-hour internet disruption highlights lack of backup options in Canada’s North
Health experts warn vaccine-preventable illnesses could rise in Alberta
Alberta sees rise in potentially inappropriate antipsychotic use in long-term care
Why these Indigenous youth are part of the search for missing children from residential schools
Aggressive coyotes attacking dogs in Mill Creek Ravine, south Edmonton
An unlikely ally in the face of wildfires and droughts: the humble beaver
Albertans to wait another week for bivalent COVID-19 boosters
One farmer's uphill battle to provide cheaper, more environmentally friendly alternative to fertilizer
Alberta glaciologist climbed and camped atop Mount Logan to unlock climate history
Edmonton lab working to find treatments for future pandemics
Habitat restoration shifts predator-prey dynamics of Alberta's caribou and wolves, study says
Displaced Ukrainians in Edmonton eagerly watch military 'gaining ground' back home
Albertans who jumped on fourth COVID doses this summer must wait for bivalent booster
Alberta kids hospitalized by COVID-19 more in 2022 than ever before: data
Alberta expert provides sleep tips for back-to-school time
Edmonton Protocol turns diabetic Innisfail resident’s life around; research gets closer to a cure
Convoy donors gave more than $460K to CPC leadership race — and many were first-time federal donors
Alberta plays catch-up on routine childhood vaccines after pandemic dip
Quebec election: Poilievre victory seen as good news for Conservative Party of Quebec
Memory problems during the pandemic? It’s just your brain trying to distinguish one day from the next
Alberta's lieutenant-governor once stopped controversial legislation. Could it happen again?
Scientists get back to work on Canada’s Glaciers after COVID interruptions
Edmonton publishers recognized at Alberta Book Publishers Awards
U of A Days
KAIROS blanket exercise
UAlberta has tips on food for brain to maximize learning capacity
What will bivalent vaccines mean for Alberta?
Post-secondary transformation key to navigating the future
Mars rover nears milestone in ambitious plan to return first rocks from another planet
Should Canada keep ties to the monarchy?
Calls for body cameras, inquiry after woman shoved by EPS during arrest but never charged
Bird flu detected in portion of Sturgeon County
Since it's unknown which virus will become the next pandemic, these U of A scientists are preparing for a number of possibilities
'A very hopeful place': How a U of A exercise program is helping patients recover from cancer
Respiratory illness outbreaks at 22 Edmonton schools: AHS
For Canadians with disabilities, multiple types of support were important during COVID-19
The Spring Of Cryobiology: One Enabling Technology That Will Help Build The New Industry Of The Future
Going viral: Health misinformation spreading on social media such as TikTok
Edmonton police spent $164K in overtime costs during convoy protests
Alberta is once again the centre of Canada's avian influenza spread
100-year-old University of Alberta building to become model of smart energy use
University of Alberta celebrates ‘U of A Days’
Alberta charities to lose millions in union donations because of Bill 32: study
Zero Point Cryogenics closes deal with National Research Council
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Arnie Schwarzenegger and Vin Diesel: The chiseled Hollywood stars who are technically OBESE if you believe their BMI - as experts say it's time to ditch hated measuremen
Edmonton police release full video of woman shoved to ground by officer
A Ukrainian Teenager Invents a Drone That Can Detect Land Mines
Female bighorn sheep with smaller horns slower to reproduce, UAlberta study
Mammoth tusk found in Northern Alberta town
Has Alberta's fall COVID-19 surge already started? Early signs are here
How whiteness was invented and fashioned in Britain’s colonial age of expansion
Women Writers Have Had Plenty of Babies. Here’s the Data.
Shelterbelts fight climate change on the farm, study finds
Tech giant Infosys opens downtown office with plans to hire 1,000 workers by 2024
TRC Advocate Says: Canada Must Reconcile With Its Genocidal History
Ultra Rare Diamond Suggests Earth’s Mantle Has an Ocean’s Worth of Water
Edmonton police eye public perception in latest strategic plan
Alberta’s resistance to federal gun buyback program politicizes police: critics
The constitutional confusions of a sovereignty act
Explore Edmonton looking to attract more events to showcase city's net-zero capabilities
Opinion: Black hair and the celebration of diversity
New pavilion completes Aga Khan Garden as Ismaili Muslims mark 50 years in Canada
Less than half of the over $200M requested for burial searches at residential schools funded
La loi canadienne sur les langues officielles et son avenir
Economic summit highlights emerging technology out of Edmonton

Health experts warn vaccine-preventable illnesses could rise in Alberta

Title: Health experts warn vaccine-preventable illnesses could rise in Alberta

Author: CBC Calgary

Keywords: Shannon MacDonald

Teaser: Shannon MacDonald (Nursing, Public Health) says school-based vaccinations dropped dramatically due to the initial shutdown of schools in March 2020

Link: site://news/in-the-news/2022/9/health-experts-warn-vaccine-preventable-illnesses-could-rise-in-alberta

Release: September 13, 2022

Sharing our stories and expertise

Our official faculty and staff blog

Our alumni publication

Our official student life blog

Health experts warn vaccine-preventable illnesses could rise in Alberta