“Alberta’s government will review and consider this report and its findings, but no policy decisions have been made at this time,” Health Minister Adriana Lagrange told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement. Ta.
He also said the recommendations “provide perspective” on how the government can do better in future pandemics. The taskforce was commissioned by Prime Minister Daniel Smith in 2022.
“This review builds on efforts already taken to increase Alberta’s ability to respond to future emergencies,” the statement said.
The review was conducted by a panel of physicians and other health sciences professors and was led by Dr. Gary Davidson, former chief of emergency medicine at Red Deer Regional Hospital Center.
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Among its recommendations is suspending the use of Covid-19 vaccines without fully disclosing the risks. The report also says the vaccine should not be used in children and adolescents.
The authors question why the vaccine was pushed to age groups that have shown to be at lower risk of harm from the virus.
It also recommends further research into the effectiveness of the vaccine.
The task force said it found no evidence that vaccines are more effective than natural immunity against Covid-19. The government’s message says it was wrong to suggest otherwise.
Alberta’s Covid-19 Pandemic Data Review Task Force said it also found “significant failures in Alberta’s health system” that remain concerning about how pandemic information was developed and shared.
When it comes to masking, the task force said surgical masks and even N95 models are ineffective at protecting against respiratory illnesses.
Additionally, the authors said the lockdown policies implemented in Alberta and elsewhere have come at a significant cost to society.
The task force says there were inconsistencies in the use of evidence when it came to vaccines and other drugs like ivermectin. It said there are signs of potential benefit from several non-vaccine interventions. The report recommended further research be conducted.
The report found problems with Alberta’s regulated universities not engaging in “due diligence” and conducting internal reviews of research and data. Rather than looking deeper, they say they followed the directives of Alberta’s chief medical officer of health.
The task force’s mission was to examine the state’s response during the pandemic and make recommendations to assist with future pandemics.
