Thread by @JuliusRuechel

A thread: The Revolt in Quebec's medical community has begun.

"We're over 100 per cent occupation and we have less than 50 per cent staff available."

Hysteria has consequences. Let's see how govt gets out of this self-created mess.
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cbc.ca/news/canada/mo…

For context, there are only 54 COVID patients hospitalized in QC today. The trough between the 2nd and 3rd wave (end of February) bottomed around 500 concurrent hospitalizations.

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Healthcare collapse is not b/c of COVID patients, it is because of staff leaving.

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Look at the scale of the staff leaving! This is one of the better hospitals - the article stresses that many others are MUCH worse. Some are on the verge of closing departments. The ER in Gatineau had to be closed for several days. The system is "on the brink of collapse"
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Again, the collapse is driven not by an increase in traffic, but rather by a loss of staff:
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How many are leaving b/c they're disgusted with public health's anti-science approach to COVID? Unknown.

"They're tired or discouraged. They're thinking to themselves of leaving..."

"We've lost too many members of our teams," said Morris. "We're in real trouble right now."
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The govt is now trying to use a combination of carrot and stick to coerce staff to come back. So, govt control of health care system caused this mess, and the proposed solution... more govt control. Logical?
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There are 2 important implications:

1. If you're unvaxed & worried about unvaxed being denied healthcare (yes, some 🇨🇦s are reporting this is already happening), don't worry, at this rate EVERYONE, vaxed or not, will soon be in the same boat.😡

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2. If medical professionals want to force a revival of scientific debate about COVID, NOW is the time. They can't afford to alienate more doctors and nurses. It might force Dr. Tam, etc to the table. They're over a barrel. They can't afford a mass exodus.

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