I just saw a reply on a tweet by @JanisIrwin where she was expressing condolences for the 26 Covid deaths in Alberta over the last 24 hours. The reply said the same old thing of “let’s all move on and anyone over 65 or sick can stay home”.
We have all heard that rhetoric for the past 2 years. It’s extremely hurtful to anyone with medical conditions or (obviously) anyone over 65. But sure let’s say we “lock up” those with pre-existing conditions or over 65. The rest of us can just move on and live our lives, right?
Over the past 24 hours four children were hospitalized with Covid - one of whom is a baby who is now in the ICU.
But we need to lift restrictions and just move on. Hospital stays aren’t traumatic for children or their families, right?
Alberta’s hospital numbers are higher than they have been throughout the entire pandemic. Hospitalizations are pretty serious even if it isn’t a trip to the ICU. Long Covid can be literally crippling even for those who don’t end up hospitalized.
But we need to move on. Right?
Do you think those who are encouraging us to move on and say “to hell with those who are sick or old” will bother picking up the phone to call the families of the 26 Albertans under the age of 50 reported dead from Covid over the past 10 days? Share their condolences?
Covid “only” hurts those who are sick or old, right? So surely those 26 Albertans under 50 who died over the past 10 days were all going to die anyway. Actually - the majority of them had no pre-existing health conditions.
So if you can be callous enough to dismiss anyone over 60 or anyone who is sick because you’re scared of needles you’re dismissing the deaths of 14 young Albertans in just 10 days.
Fixing my tweet cause I had a typo*
So sorry to inconvenience you. By all means, let’s move on.
And I am so sorry no one in your life has loved you enough that you could fathom how hard seeing them sick, hospitalized, or dead could actually be.
And thank you @JanisIrwin for her condolences - something @jkenney apparently doesn't have time for.
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The “Alberta Hospitality Association” was formed solely to go against health restrictions at the start of the pandemic. From all I can see they do not care about the health of their employees or their customers. It’s all political garbage.
The head the “Association” had plans to run for Mayor this past fall. I mean c’mon. It’s all bullshit.
Kenney seems to think the end of vaccine passports will be some huge win. Why? 79% of us are vaccinated. Many people I know still don’t feel confident about going to restaurants. As Hinshaw has repeated, “no matter where you go at least one person there will have Covid.”
Many Albertans feel an extra sense of security and confidence going to a restaurant because they know everyone around them is vaccinated. Could they still get Omicron? Possibly. But the chance and severity is reduced.
There are countless restaurant workers who have been sick this past month because they’re working with unmasked patrons all day. Dozens of restaurants have had to temporarily close due to illness. This risk will now be heightened.