Alberta’s top doctor supports plan to relax COVID-19 restrictions | FULL

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says she believes the “Open For Summer” plan to relax and remove all COVID-19 restrictions is “a prudent approach.”

Hinshaw wasn’t available for the unveiling of the plan on Wednesday, but joined Premier Jason Kenney on Thursday to offer her thoughts.

“The plan that was approved and released yesterday is solidly based on the original draft we submitted for consideration with some adjustments that I had input into,” Hinshaw said.

The Alberta government announced its “Open For Summer” plan on Wednesday, which is contingent on people being vaccinated. Each stage of reopening is aligned with a specific vaccination percentage threshold and hospitalization limit.

Stage 1 requires 50 per cent of eligible Albertans over 12 to have received their first dose of vaccine and that hospitalizations be under 800 and declining. It’s expected to come June 1.

Stage 2 requires 60 per cent of eligible Albertans to have at least one dose of vaccine and fewer than 500 people in hospital and that number is declining. Stage 2 is expected to come into place in mid-June.

Stage 3 will come two weeks after 70 per cent of eligible Albertans have received at least one dose of vaccine. There is no hospitalization threshold for Stage 3, but rates will be closely monitored, the premier said. Stage 3 is expected in early July.

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