Julia Wong

Kerry Bowman, a professor of bioethics and global health at the University of Toronto, said variation of vaccination policies in different countries is ‘very, very problematic.’

Leisure international travellers will be allowed in starting Sept. 7, if they have been vaccinated with one of the four vaccines approved by Health Canada.

Three-quarters of eligible Albertans have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and some are wondering whether to take an antibody test to verify they have protection.

There are questions about what level of immunity immunocompromised Albertans have, even if they are fully vaccinated, and if, or when, they will need a booster shot.

The letter is signed by healthcare professionals who say they are expressing their “professional concerns that the risk of the COVID-19 Delta variant should not be underestimated.”

Alberta will be adjusting to new COVID-19 protocols on Monday, but there are concerns about what those changes could mean for the numbers of those living with long COVID.

On Wednesday, it was announced Canada is getting a vaccine passport for international travel, which could also be used as domestic proof of vaccination.

Alberta has among the lowest vaccination rates in the country. As of Sunday, just under 68 per cent of the eligible population in the province was fully vaccinated.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw told a town hall that the information that explains why the province is shifting away from testing, tracing and isolating was not yet ready to be released.

Dr. Peter Brindley, an ICU doctor at the University of Alberta Hospital, said health-care professionals are taking the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic one day at a time.