Thread by @WheatNOil

Every week there’s a physicians town hall in Saskatchewan, where physicians get updated on where things are in the pandemic.

This week:

You can see all the relevant slides in @gqinsk’s feed.

But, want a highlight?

https://twitter.com/gqinsk/status/1385422577057730561

Here’s the thing, we’re “managing” right now because the variant load is still mostly in Regina & patients can be spread elsewhere. But if/when the variants go widespread... there’s no longer ‘some’ triaging.

We’ve had more hospitalizations so far ‘this year’ then all of 2020

18 people under 39 have died of COVID-19.

Which means if you’re an adult under 39, your chance of dying of COVID by simply LIVING IN SASKATCHEWAN is about 5-10 times higher than getting a clot from AstraZeneca.

https://twitter.com/gqinsk/status/1385420110823788549

I’m not kidding, your risk of getting a clot from AstraZeneca is around 1 in 100,000-200,000 on the high end. And it can be treated.

There’s ~373,000 people between 18-39 in Saskatchewan. 18 deaths means 1 in ~20,000 have died.

It’s the Saskatchewan equivalent of this infographic. Except we’re talking about death, not ICU admissions.

Get vaccinated friends.

But also, don’t travel. Don’t meet others indoors. We’re at a critical juncture here.

Please.

So for conspiracy theorists, this is what doctors & medical leaders talk about at our closed weekly meetings.

We’re very, very worried about COVID and don’t want you to die from it or from other causes b/c the healthcare system is overwhelmed.

That’s the conspiracy.