Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is unsure which recommendations she will adopt from a recent COVID-19 response report she commissioned, but is emphasizing her commitment to considering all perspectives.
The COVID-19 Pandemic Response report, released on Jan. 24 by a task force Smith created in 2022, calls for the province to stop the use of COVID-19 vaccines on children and teens. The report also recommends medical professionals be permitted to explore the use of alternative treatments to fight the virus.
The opposition NDP, some doctors and academics, Alberta Medical Association president Dr. Shelley Duggan, and the Canadian Medical Association president Dr. Joss Reimer have criticized the report, calling it “anti-science.”…