Alberta’s New Democrats have plan to protect Albertans from measles
Naheed Nenshi, MLA-elect for Edmonton - Strathcona, issued the following statement as Alberta measles cases now exceed entire United States count:
“Alberta's New Democrats would have taken action long ago to stop the spread of this highly contagious, potentially deadly, and completely preventable disease.
“We would have launched a province-wide vaccination campaign, followed the advice of public health experts, and allowed the Chief Medical Officer of Health to do their job and communicate with Albertans about the need to get vaccinated.
“Instead, Danielle Smith and her uncaring, incompetent and anti-public health UCP government continue to ignore their responsibility to protect Albertans. We now have four different health ministers and not one of them is doing anything to get this outbreak under control.
“The good news is there is an effective vaccine available to all Albertans. Please call 811 to ensure your vaccines are up to date: if they aren’t you can get a MMR booster which could save your life.”