Pediatricians across Alberta are calling on the province to reconsider the impending removal of COVID-19 testing, contact tracing and mandated isolation, which they say places families at risk.
In an open letter to Premier Jason Kenney sent Monday, the Alberta Medical Association's Section of Pediatrics pleaded for the continuation of strong public health measures until 85 per cent of Albertans are immunized — the threshold for herd immunity — or the official arrival of the endemic phase of COVID-19. The Alberta government is already claiming the province has entered the endemic stage.
It says high infection rates in children would likely lead to increased case numbers of serious illnesses, including severe COVID-19 pneumonia and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome , and little is known regarding the long-term health implications of pediatric patients who contract the Delta variant.
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