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'Sows distrust': Alberta doctors slam government COVID-19 task force report as 'misinformation'

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Report from government-commissioned task force challenges use of COVID-19 vaccines and calls for greater use of alternative treatment options.

Alberta Medical Association president Dr. Shelley Duggan says report amounts to dangerous anti-science disinformation.

Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange was not made available for an interview Monday .

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