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“Should I get Omicron and just get it over with?”

NOPE! 🙅‍♀️

We’ve heard this line of thinking from our friends and family. But we’re here to tell you that getting COVID-19 isn’t inevitable and now isn’t the time to throw our hands in the air.

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Omicron spreads very easily, and hospitalizations are climbing.

Between Jan 3 and Jan 10, COVID-19 hospitalizations in Canada jumped from 4,113 to 6,926 and 290 more COVID-19 patients were admitted to an ICU (2).

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We get that talking about “flattening the curve” gives serious 2020 déjà vu. 😵‍💫

But it’s truly what we need to do! Healthcare workers are dealing with record case numbers while severely short staffed (3, 4). Slowing the spread matters.

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We know many of you are doing all you can and will still become infected, that’s OK. There is no shame in getting COVID (it’s a pandemic, it’s not your fault).

Let’s continue to care for each other. If infected, isolate and let close contacts know.

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Continue to layer on protection (masks, ventilation, limit gatherings) and get your first, second or third shot.

Any reduction in transmission can save lives.

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As our friend Ed Yong (@edyong209) wrote just before Christmas, “The infectious nature of a virus means that a tiny bad decision can cause exponential harm, but also that a tiny wise decision can do exponential good” (5).

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Share this post and remember that we’re here for you if you have questions!

References: tinyurl.com/SUFInevitable

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