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.
@COVID_19_Canada Je suis assez bilingue de comprendre les questions en francais et repondre lentement. Les benevoles francophones vont commencer aider des que possible, peut-etre demain soir.
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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.
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.
The ICU admissions and deaths reported today correspond to cases contracted at the time points indicated in red on this case curve.
Hospitalizations:
Total people in people with COVID-19 has just passed Wave 1 peak
New hospital admissions/day blew past Wave 1 peak a few days ago.
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.
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.