{"id":834759,"date":"2025-03-17T14:12:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T19:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/17\/sows-distrust-alberta-doctors-slam-government-covid-19-task-force-report-as-misinformation\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T14:12:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T19:12:40","slug":"sows-distrust-alberta-doctors-slam-government-covid-19-task-force-report-as-misinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/17\/sows-distrust-alberta-doctors-slam-government-covid-19-task-force-report-as-misinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Sows distrust&#8217;: Alberta doctors slam government COVID-19 task force report as &#8216;misinformation&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article aria-labelledby=\"articleTitle\" data-wcm-id=\"3284a177-4c69-4a80-9655-aeae09d91383\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;This report sows distrust. It criticizes proven preventative public health measures while advancing fringe approaches,&#8221; Alberta Medical Association president Dr. Shelley Duggan said in a statement<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>Published Jan 27, 2025<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span>Last updated Jan 28, 2025<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span>3 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure data-aqa=\"featured-image\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/87576748-covid_university-4-w.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;h=423&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=OE3ngwq--xIvaM2ArSKR7A, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/87576748-covid_university-4-w.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;h=846&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=IKsi1oVIFgIhgDBl-8h_Ew 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/87576748-covid_university-4-w.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;h=423&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=VaXvVofruIALHIbBPPVYhw, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/87576748-covid_university-4-w.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;h=846&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=kPZ68nHqlz1oxwJl7HLIOQ 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/87576748-covid_university-4-w.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;h=354&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=BUJDmwt_ACHcAqLu0dqFQQ, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/87576748-covid_university-4-w.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;h=708&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=mnNXgja42V0gLnyoVcHa7w 2x\" 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\nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/87576748-covid_university-4-w.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;h=432&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=8-UDfJ42SJNw3kTaN2-d3A 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A student exits the Students Union Building at the University of Alberta in Edmonton on Thursday September 14, 2021.\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/87576748-covid_university-4-w.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;sig=6cyW6DpnfjeX2dp--mJTdQ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/87576748-covid_university-4-w.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;sig=6cyW6DpnfjeX2dp--mJTdQ,\n                    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practices including halting the use of COVID-19 vaccines without full disclosure of their potential risks. It also calls for greater latitude to use alternative treatments including malaria drugs ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine. Health Canada has cited the results of clinical trials in recommending against use of those drugs for COVID-19,\u00a0 noting <a data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": \"click_source_type\", \"anchor_text\": \"anchor_text\", \"target_url\": \"target_url\", \"layout_section\": \"layout_section\"}, \"mp_event_type\": \"Navigation\", \"extra_keys\": [\"click_vertical_position_percentage\", \"click_vertical_position_pixels\"]}}, \"click_source_type\": \"in-page link\", \"anchor_text\": \"they pose serious health risks\", \"target_url\": \"https:\/\/recalls-rappels.canada.ca\/en\/alert-recall\/unauthorized-health-products-seized-vanette-keast-health-consulting-red-deer-alberta\", \"layout_section\": \"in-page-link\"}\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/recalls-rappels.canada.ca\/en\/alert-recall\/unauthorized-health-products-seized-vanette-keast-health-consulting-red-deer-alberta\" target=\"_blank\">they pose serious health risks<\/a> when not taken properly.<\/p>\n<p data-async>Alberta Medical Association president Dr. Shelley Duggan <a data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": \"click_source_type\", \"anchor_text\": \"anchor_text\", \"target_url\": \"target_url\", \"layout_section\": \"layout_section\"}, \"mp_event_type\": \"Navigation\", \"extra_keys\": [\"click_vertical_position_percentage\", \"click_vertical_position_pixels\"]}}, \"click_source_type\": \"in-page link\", \"anchor_text\": \"issued a statement Monday\", \"target_url\": \"https:\/\/x.com\/Albertadoctors\/status\/1883920943845978357\/photo\/1\", \"layout_section\": \"in-page-link\"}\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Albertadoctors\/status\/1883920943845978357\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\">issued a statement Monday<\/a>, questioning the validity of the report\u2019s conclusions which she characterized as \u201canti-science,\u201d \u201canti-evidence,\u201d and advocating for misinformation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis report sows distrust. It criticizes proven preventative public health measures while advancing fringe approaches,\u201d Duggan\u2019s statement reads, noting the report makes recommendations for the future that \u201chave real potential to cause harm.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div aria-labelledby=\"EdmontonJournalHeadlineNews506401421060720354457420489031680\" data-account-id=\"b9d3df2fccd108b5eff3c44f573b2cd6\" data-aqa=\"widget-newsletter\" data-newsletter=\"single\" data-newsletter-component data-target-list=\"EJ_HeadlineNews\" data-widget=\"newsletter\">\n<p>By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough science and evidence, we were able to learn together while observing and adjusting to the twists and turns of COVID\u2019s destructive evolution. Science and evidence brought us through and saved millions of lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>The 13-member task force was led by Dr. Gary Davidson who had previously accused the province of exaggerating COVID-19\u2019s impact on hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>Also among the panellists was Jay Bhattacharya, who was nominated by U.S. President Donal Trump to run the National Institutes of Health, and also co-authored the Great Barrington Declaration that argued for protecting at-risk populations but otherwise letting COVID-19 make its way through the population to build up herd immunity.<\/p>\n<p data-async>The vaccines have proven to be <a data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": \"click_source_type\", \"anchor_text\": \"anchor_text\", \"target_url\": \"target_url\", \"layout_section\": \"layout_section\"}, \"mp_event_type\": \"Navigation\", \"extra_keys\": [\"click_vertical_position_percentage\", \"click_vertical_position_pixels\"]}}, \"click_source_type\": \"in-page link\", \"anchor_text\": \"overwhelmingly safe\", \"target_url\": \"https:\/\/health-infobase.canada.ca\/covid-19\/vaccine-safety\/\", \"layout_section\": \"in-page-link\"}\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/health-infobase.canada.ca\/covid-19\/vaccine-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\">overwhelmingly safe<\/a> with serious adverse events being recorded in 0.01 per cent of more than 105 million doses given out across Canada.<\/p>\n<h2>Alberta will \u2018review and consider\u2019 report<\/h2>\n<p>Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange was not made available for an interview Monday. Her office issued a statement citing the diverse background of the task force members and how their recommendations will \u201coffer a perspective on how the government can be better positioned to protect the health and safety of Albertans in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlberta\u2019s government will review and consider this report and its findings. However no policy decisions have been made in relation to it at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi accused Smith of putting taxpayer money towards \u201csome of the biggest anti-vax extremists in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlbertans are yet again left with one question, \u2018Who does Danielle Smith think she works for?\u2019 It certainly isn\u2019t us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In her statement, Duggan also took aim at the cost of compiling the report in the midst of continued issues in the health care system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt a time when our hospitals are struggling to stay afloat and patients are waiting for care every hour of every day, the $2 million price tag for this product could have been much better spent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 with files from Scott Strasser<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-async><a data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": \"click_source_type\", \"anchor_text\": \"anchor_text\", \"layout_section\": \"layout_section\"}, \"mp_event_type\": \"Navigation\", \"extra_keys\": [\"click_vertical_position_percentage\", \"click_vertical_position_pixels\"]}}, \"click_source_type\": \"in-page link\", \"anchor_text\": \"<span \n                data-original-string='J0shLNFZMK5mRECnsHSLbQ==7f455lcT4EVMHkt0fILSf2GK2RDOjktiDK6uUazvJnCFgU='\n                class='apbct-email-encoder'\n                title='This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. 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