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Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange issued the following statement about the respiratory virus dashboard:

Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange issued the following statement about the respiratory virus dashboard:

Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange issued the following statement to update Albertans about respiratory virus season:

Starting Oct. 10, eligible Albertans will be able to book their annual immunizations against fall respiratory viruses.

An external panel led by former Calgary police chief Rick Hanson will review food safety in kitchens that provide food in licensed child-care facilities across Alberta and make recommendations on how to better protect children.

As hospital admissions and daily numbers of new E. coli cases continue to decline, health officials are seeing signs that the initial outbreak that affected several Calgary daycares has peaked.

Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange issued the following statement on the start of respiratory virus season:

Dr. Mark Joffe, Chief Medical Officer of Health, issued the following statement on the E. Coli situation in Calgary:

To support families through these challenging times, Alberta’s government will be providing families affected by the outbreak with a one-time payment of $2,000 per child.

A detailed investigation is currently underway to determine the source of the contamination, which is believed to be a food source from the central kitchen used by the daycares.