Alberta pediatricians are calling on the province to bring in temporary school mask mandates, as hospitals struggle to treat all of the province's sick kids.
Dr. Tehseen Ladha is a pediatrician and assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Alberta.
"If we decrease the odds in enough people, we prevent enough infections over a short period of time, that might stop the hospital from being swamped," he said. Encouragement of frequent hand washing, access to sanitizer and sanitization of high-touch surfaces in schools and essential indoor public spaces.The province said it has a social media, online and billboard campaign in place to promote influenza immunization and it plans additional promotion in the coming weeks.
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