Thread by @ahopeross

Quick thread coming…

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.