E. coli outbreak parents to Alberta premier: ‘What are you going to do?’

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“Surely the suffering of our children merits more communication than a single tweet,” the parents wrote, referencing a social media post on Sept. 10.Smith’s office said she has made the outbreak “her number one priority” and will be joining the health minister, the minister of child and family services, and the chief medical officer of health and other health officials for an update Friday morning.“She has heard the heartbreaking stories from parents and, rest assured, action will be taken,” the statement from the premier’s office said.The parents said when their children began to fall ill at the end of August – including with bloody diarrhea and children passing “their own flesh as they screamed in pain” – the Sept.

3 notification of the daycare-associated E. coli infection came as a surprise because they trusted their children’s daycares.“We sat in emergency rooms with their friends and fellow parents, stunned and looking for answers,” the parents wrote.

“Some of our children went on to develop hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), some of them have kidney damage and some are receiving blood transfusions. Many of them continue to be admitted to hospital and (are) terribly ill.”Alberta Health Services declared an outbreak on Sept.

4 and, on Thursday, said 11 children were diagnosed with HUS and eight had recovered. Six were on dialysis, one fewer from the day before.The parents expressed dissatisfaction with a provincial update on Sept.