Anti-science and anti-evidence: More doctors pan report into Albertas pandemic response [Video]

The Alberta Medical Association (AMA) has released a scathing assessment of the COVID-19 task force commissioned by the province for a response into how they handled the pandemic.

The 268-page report, commissioned by the UCP government, and produced by a 13-member task force, including some outspoken critics of public health measures used to control the pandemic, was quietly published on an Alberta government website, Friday afternoon (Jan 24, 2025).

It makes a long list of recommendations to the Alberta government, including an immediate halt in the use of COVID-19 vaccines, an end to mask mandates and promotes the use of herd immunity and the use of alternative treatments such as ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine to control virus outbreaks.

So far the province has not made any decisions and is currently reviewing the report.

AMA president Dr. Shelly Duggan, who is a critical care specialist based in Edmonton, called the report in a statement “anti-science and anti-evidence” and said if implemented the recommendations “have potential …