Dr. Hinshaw says they are removing regional classifications for enhanced, watch and open because they are taking a ‘provincial approach’ to easing restrictions. I don’t really understand this.
Dr. Hinshaw is saying that it’s ‘vital that every health measure be followed at all times’ with the eased restrictions. Except...they won’t be. Because there are no consequences.
She is reinforcing that ‘measures are mandatory, not optional’ and that it is breaking the law not to follow them. But again, what will happen? It looks like nothing for that church outside Edmonton.
Dr. Hinshaw says they suddenly changed their minds about sports because they reconsidered impacts of harms to children’s overall well-being. There is a question about communities that took their ice out because they didn’t know.
Dr. Hinshaw says she’s sorry for the inconvenience and expense for those who chose to take their ice out, but they were attempting to ‘create the greatest good for the most people’.
Question about whether the new variants are connected to the outbreaks at the meat-processing plants. She says she is not aware of any.
Seniors want a plan for how they will get vaccines when they are available. Not a date, but where will it be, how do they sign up, how do they hear about it? The plans ‘are being finalized’ but they don’t know because it’s related to the ‘changes in supply’ That’s not an answer.
A ? about 3 wks between steps. If we hit step 3 level numbers at the time we were supposed to go to step 2, do we skip directly to step 3? She says it’s about whether cases are trending up or down, not just the hospitalization. Could she not just answer yes or no for once?
Really, almost every question today could have had a fairly straightforward yes or no answer. These long, roundabout non-answers are confusing. No wonder people don’t quite get what’s going on with a lot of this.
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