For people 40+ in Canada who aren't yet vaccinated

Here are odds of being hospitalized, in ICU and dying from Omicron. If there are even hospital beds available.

In this thread I'm breaking it down by age, to help you see your real risk.

I am desolate. Your life matters.
If you're in your 40s and are unvaccinated

1 in 58 people 40-49 will be hospitalized when infected with Omicron, if there are beds.

1 in 217 people 40-49 will end up in ICU, if there are beds.

1 in 787 will die.
If you're in your 50s and are unvaccinated

1 in 28 people 50-59 will be hospitalized when infected with Omicron, if there are beds and staff.

1 in 83 people 50-59 will end up in ICU, if there are beds and staff.

1 in 235 will die.
If you're in your 60s and are unvaccinated

1 in 14 people 60-69 will be hospitalized when infected with Omicron, if there are beds and staff.

1 in 30 people 60-69 will end up in ICU, if there are beds and staff.

1 in 70 will die.
If you're in your 70s and are unvaccinated

1 in 7 people 70-79 will be hospitalized when infected with Omicron, if there are beds and staff.

1 in 15 people 70-79 will end up in ICU, if there are beds and staff.

1 in 21 will die.
If you're 80+ and are unvaccinated

1 in 4 people 80+ will be hospitalized when infected with Omicron, if there are beds and staff.

1 in 46 people 80+ will end up in ICU, if there are beds and staff.

1 in 6 will die.
Here are current numbers of people in Canada who still do NOT have 2 doses:

640,000 people in their 40s

600,000 people in their 50s

380,000 people in their 60s

160,000 people in their 70s

74,000 people 80 and older

If this is you, your life matters. Please DM if you need to
Sources, methods, regional data here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

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8 Jan
For everyone sending DMs about what to do if you can't access RATs, N95s, what to do if someone at home is symptomatic

I can't answer all questions individually, but will do a Zoom session tonight at 8 ET to answer as many as possible.

Registration here:
eventbrite.ca/e/241901181947
The title of the event is Vaccine Conversations because that's the default title for Q&A sessions we host @COVID_19_Canada.

But I'll cover every topic I can. If I don't know I'll tell you.

I'll likely do this tmw too. We'll expand to more of @COVID_19_Canada team helping ASAP.
@COVID_19_Canada I know there's a profound need right now to get clear, simple information because official support phone lines are completely clogged across Canada.

We'll do the best we can to provide basic advice and support that will work across all Canadian regions.
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If you are a not yet vaccinated person 40+ living in Canada

You currently have a 1 in 21 chance of being hospitalized when you get COVID, a 1 in 59 chance of ending up in ICU and a 1 in 76 chance of dying.

I'm opening my DMs. Your life matters. Please message me if you need to
I have to focus on supporting people most at risk who have vaccine questions right now. I'll keep my DMs open this weekend and try to talk to everyone I can. If you questions about other topics, we'll open up a Zoom Q&A in the evenings so I can manage.
If you're sending spam or harassing don't bother. I'll just report and block, so it's not worth your time.

EVERYONE nearly 30K people unvaxxed people in Canada will die when they're infected. Regardless of your feelings about vaccination status, these are lives that matter.
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7 Jan
Maybe this will encourage Canadian decision makers to act:

Based on COVID-19 hospitalization costs recently reported by @CIHI_ICIS

Allowing 90% of Canadian population to be infected in the coming weeks will cost $10 billion dollars in hospitalization costs alone.

ACT NOW

🧵
@CIHI_ICIS To find the estimated FUTURE costs of the Omicron wave for your province, see column AG in spreadsheet here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
@CIHI_ICIS Average Canadian COVID hospitalization cost: $22K
Average ICU cost: $48K

Source: @CIHI_ICIS

cihi.ca/en/covid-19-ho…
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Something many Canadians don't realize is that we're going through the Omicron wave at the same time or even slightly before the UK--the country we compare ourselves to most.

The UK tests a lot more than Canada per capita BTW, which is why our % test positivity is higher.
Canada is also seeing considerably more ICU admissions per capita than the UK in the Omicron wave, and our per capita ICU admissions are shooting up, whereas UK ICU admissions have been staying relative stable.

In Canada, we should be very careful about assuming we're same as UK
One possible reason for difference in ICU admissions between Canada and UK is boosters.
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Quebec COVID-19 hospitalizations, ICU admission, deaths

The ICU admissions and deaths reported today correspond to cases contracted at the time points indicated in red on this case curve.
Hospitalizations:

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ICU admissions:

Total people in ICU just about to pass Wave 2 peak. Remember, ICU is about 1 week behind hospitalizations, so where hospitalization are now is where ICU will be in 1 week.

New ICU admissions about to pass Wave 1 peak.
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Colleagues/Canadian leaders/journalists please share:

Emergency OMICRON response meeting for Canadian leaders (medical, scientific, non-medical/scientific):

Tonight, 6-7 Eastern time

You must register with professional/work email to be approved to join.
eventbrite.ca/e/emergency-om…
Media, you won't be able to attend this meeting (strategy), but if we decide to do press conference tomorrow morning we'll post info about it on Twitter this evening after the meeting.

Members of general public, we need to keep the group a manageable size (I'm really sorry).
Elected and non-elected officials welcome to participate. Our focus is not on attributing blame, but on very quickly developing a plan and communication strategy to advocate for action. This is a CONSTRUCTIVE meeting.
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