We are only going to cover the questions today and we are pretty sure we do not have to explain why.
Question from @KevinCTV-- there are 1000s of unclaimed 1st dose appts from AHS; can you open 2nd doses early?
Hinshaw--we are looking at it but leaving availability for ppl who don't have 1st doses yet.
Hinshaw--we are looking at it but leaving availability for ppl who don't have 1st doses yet.
Kevin--Do you think there are still people who want 1st doses but didn't get them yet?
Hinshaw--people do things for different reasons and don't do other things for other different reasons.
Thanks for clearing that up.
Hinshaw--people do things for different reasons and don't do other things for other different reasons.
Thanks for clearing that up.
Julia from Global asks the same question because it would be nice to have an answer.
Nice try Julia.
Nice try Julia.
Julia follow up--What are you doing to control the B1617 outbreaks in hospital and make sure there aren't any more.
Hinshaw--the same thing as we did before because we did so good.
Hinshaw--the same thing as we did before because we did so good.
Globe and mail--How concerned are you about big events in stage 3. Reporter has hard time getting the word "stampede" cuz who can actually believe anybody is even f-ing saying that.
Hinshaw--Stampede is outdoors so nothing bad is going to happen.
Hinshaw--Stampede is outdoors so nothing bad is going to happen.
Follow up--are you worried about people coming from other provinces for events when one dose only gives 30% protection against delta variant?
Hinshaw--well people who miss their friends from other provinces will do it indoors so whatever happens isn't stampede's fault
Hinshaw--well people who miss their friends from other provinces will do it indoors so whatever happens isn't stampede's fault
Next Q--Even countries with high % with 2 doses are seeing delta variants going up. Are you worried about that?
Hinshaw--yah but they aren't getting that sick and we have to balance ALL the risks of health measures because people get sick from not going to the stampede u know
Hinshaw--yah but they aren't getting that sick and we have to balance ALL the risks of health measures because people get sick from not going to the stampede u know
follow up--R value is going up, did you expect that?
Hinshaw--as long as it is below 1 cases are declining so it doesn't really matter if it goes up except if it goes higher than 1. Also smaller numbers are smaller.
Hinshaw--as long as it is below 1 cases are declining so it doesn't really matter if it goes up except if it goes higher than 1. Also smaller numbers are smaller.
Danielle question-- Edmonton zone med staff association asked mayors of Cgy Edm to keep mask bylaw even after 70% have 1 dose because 1 dose doesn't protect enough against delta variant. What do you think?
Hinshaw--yah ok but also natural immunity helps.
Hinshaw--yah ok but also natural immunity helps.
Hinshaw also says just because the regulations go away doesn't mean people stop being careful.
[Kinda of like the backwards of that sky palace shit]
[Kinda of like the backwards of that sky palace shit]
Jessie Global--How will variant screening play a role in the reopening especially with delta?
Hinshaw--Well people get 2 phone calls when we tell them they got COVID and we still have measures in place and everybody has to work together and also I am not going to answer your Q.
Hinshaw--Well people get 2 phone calls when we tell them they got COVID and we still have measures in place and everybody has to work together and also I am not going to answer your Q.
Andrea--Do you confirm there is a drop in the demand for 1st dose vaccine?
Hinshaw says it has slowed but it hasn't stopped and they are going to do more drop ins.
Andrea doesn't ask a follow up because why bother.
Hinshaw says it has slowed but it hasn't stopped and they are going to do more drop ins.
Andrea doesn't ask a follow up because why bother.
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