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We can't just 'live with' Covid - the virus is far too dangerous to allow it to spread uncontrolled even with vaccines.
My presentation to @PopAlberta today:
With the amazing @GosiaGasperoPhD @DFisman @Lorian_H and @LukaszukAB
#ableg #popAB #COVID19AB
We can't live with Covid any more than we can live with measles, polio, smallpox, malaria, chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. These are all things that have been controlled with sustained effort over multiple generations. Image
This is an important paper by @dgurdasani1 @adamhamdy and @fitterhappierAJ and Dr. Marc Desforges which outlines many of the ongoing concerns regarding SARS-CoV2:
mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/1…
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My friend just tried to use her N95 when she had to go to the ER. She agreed to put a surgical mask on top & even had an unopened box of N95s she was willing to open in front of the nursing staff.
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She was given a hard time by staff who said it was unnecessary and that her insistence was disrespectful. They said surgical masks are perfectly adequate. This hospital, like all others in Edmonton, has units with COVID outbreaks.
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I'm deeply disappointed by the adherence to droplet dogma and refusal to acknowledge that #COVIDisAirborne exhibited by @AHS_media & some ID colleagues.
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#PopAB briefing on #longcovid on now.
Now speaking is Dr Jason Weatherald @CalgaryPHdoc
10-15% of infections - all infections, not just severe cases - can be complicated by long term symptoms
Charlise, a brave 15 year old girl, sharing her #longcovid journey. Chest discomfort, anxiety, fatigue #PopAB
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AB is in the #DeltaWave
Daily cases doubling time: 9.8 days

At this rate we can expect:
5000 daily new cases on Sept 14
8000 daily new cases on Sept 21
(pls see confidence intervals on the graphs)

5-8K daily cases is when we might expect ICUs full
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The link between cases and severe illness is not broken.
The ratio is different. But the correlation stays.

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In UK, hosp:cases ratio is now reportedly 4x lower.
In Israel this ratio is now 2.5-3x lower than in the 3rd wave.

In AB our ICUs were full at 2000 daily cases.
2000 x 2.5 = 5000
2000 x 4 = 8000

Hence, we could expect to have ICUs full at around 5000-8000 daily cases.

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