The Canucks are a good example on how an intense focus on variants instead of the broader picture of a virus that has killed millions of people can make things more confusing for the general public
A group of 20 incredibly fit young people were quickly infected by a virus that has put them out of commission, in a province where transmission is quickly on the rise!
That's a straightforward story that's easy to understand and communicate to the public.
That's a straightforward story that's easy to understand and communicate to the public.
But a lot of that got obscured, partly because the Canucks weren't particularly transparent (leading to anecdotal and sometimes clashing reports by journalists), and partly because of the intense interest right now in some quarters to talk about the P1 variant.
So instead of a clear wake-up call to a younger demographic, we got a lot of questions and speculation, with the most recent comments by Dr. Henry saying she's not aware of P1 being part of the Canucks outbreak almost minimizing "normal" COVID.
Which should not be minimized!
Which should not be minimized!
There are a lot of good-faith dynamics that play into this (reporters trying to find new information, people emphasizing worst-case scenarios out of caution) and also social media dynamics that we don't need to get into.
But things we can say for certain are still important.
But things we can say for certain are still important.
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