Devika Desai

1 week ago | calgaryherald.com | Devika Desai

Article contentAs of Wednesday Alberta has reported 961 cases of the measles, 39 cases away from hitting 1,000. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentExperts say that once the count hits four-digits, the risk of fatalities reported from the virus becomes almost certain. Article contentArticle contentThe only other province to report cases in the four-digits so far has been Ontario, which has reported over 2,000 cases of the infection, since first reporting an outbreak in October 2024.

1 week ago | cochranetimes.com | Devika Desai

Advertisement 1  •   •  Article contentFor months, Michelle Aguilar, a former flight attendant and full-time mom has been selling gently used clothes, collecting bottles and items, and writing letters to any business willing to donate money. Advertisement 2Article contentIt has all been for her daughter Brielle, who lives with cerebral palsy — a group of disorders that impact an individual’s ability to move, posture and talk. Article contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.

1 week ago | calgaryherald.com | Devika Desai

Advertisement 1Article contentFor months, Michelle Aguilar, a former flight attendant and full-time mom has been selling gently used clothes, collecting bottles and items, and writing letters to any business willing to donate money. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentIt has all been for her daughter Brielle, who lives with cerebral palsy — a group of disorders that impact an individual’s ability to move, posture and talk.

1 week ago | calgaryherald.com | Devika Desai

Article contentAlbertans who are not immunocompromised or dependent on social programs will have to pay out-of-pocket for the COVID-19 vaccine this fall. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentThe Alberta government’s policy change was meant to cut down on waste and minimize costs, it said in a statement released late Friday afternoon. Article contentArticle contentVaccines will only be available at public health clinics, the release added.

2 weeks ago | edmontonjournal.com | Devika Desai

Healthy Albertans will have to pay for COVID-19 vaccine next fallOnly Albertans who are immunocompromised, in assisted living or on social programs can get free shots, the government has announcedPharmacist Randy Howden administers a COVID-19 vaccine at the Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy in the Crowfoot West Business Centre in Calgary on October 16, 2024.