Sarah Hoffman, Alberta’s New Democrat Shadow Minister for Health released the following statement in reaction to the UCP government charging Albertans to get vaccinated for COVID
“It’s cruel for the UCP government to put further financial burdens on Albertans who want to protect their health and their loved ones and not get COVID.
“It’s dangerous, it’s callous, it’s anti-science, and it’s anti-public health.
“Adriana LaGrange was a terrible health minister who lost control of her department. The first thing she’s doing in her new portfolio, where she’s responsible for our ‘preventative health,’ is telling Albertans they must pay if they don’t want to get COVID.
“On top of that, the UCP government is creating more chaos. They are placing restrictions on who can even get access to the vaccine, and they are changing up where people will have to go to get vaccinated... if they’re lucky enough to qualify.
“If the UCP government was really interested in eliminating waste and protecting the health of Albertans it would be promoting vaccines. That way the supply would get used and we would keep ourselves and our loved ones safe.”