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We are being manipulated in AB.
It seems to be working.
Working to bolster policy-makers & lobby groups, I mean.
They want us to think COVID is over, or at least not that bad. It's a deceitful narrative that is killing us, b/c so many believe them.
#CovidIsNotOver
We are being manipulated in AB.
It seems to be working.
Working to bolster policy-makers & lobby groups, I mean.
They want us to think COVID is over, or at least not that bad. It's a deceitful narrative that is killing us, b/c so many believe them.
#CovidIsNotOver
/2 Gov of AB wants us to believe COVID cases are not so high comparatively, and anyway it's "just" Omicron, the 'mild' one, right? Seems safe enough, esp for those who vaxxed and/or were recently infected (the combination being over 80% of all Albertans) alberta.ca/stats/covid-19…
/3 It's a trick. An optical illusion.
Low prevalence leads to low case numbers.
But so does low testing. AB cut testing to ludicrously low rates. AB has the lowest per capita testing of all the large provinces in Canada, 1/2 the national avg.
health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/epide…
Low prevalence leads to low case numbers.
But so does low testing. AB cut testing to ludicrously low rates. AB has the lowest per capita testing of all the large provinces in Canada, 1/2 the national avg.
health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/epide…
/4 And Canada's national avg per capita testing is already an embarrassment.
So AB is approaching the worst of the worst. 🏆
So AB is approaching the worst of the worst. 🏆
https://twitter.com/MoriartyLab/status/1508443120115015690?s=20&t=MwWYVfBIoDHtmJV-vFj5pw
/5 Low testing might be justified if we had genuinely low rates of actual COVID cases, and had it all under control.
We do not. Wave 6 is rising quickly.
We do not. Wave 6 is rising quickly.
https://twitter.com/MoriartyLab/status/1508443793174974469?s=20&t=MwWYVfBIoDHtmJV-vFj5pw
/6 Actually, it's already past previous (non-Omicron) peaks and climbing very, very fast.
Just look at the wastewater data. It's one of the only metrics being provided regularly now.
covid-tracker.chi-csm.ca
Just look at the wastewater data. It's one of the only metrics being provided regularly now.
covid-tracker.chi-csm.ca
/7 Even so, if COVID were a trivial disease, perhaps it wouldn't matter that "everyone will get it" or that AB won't even do us the courtesy of keeping us informed with timely, fulsome, transparent data.
After all, how many ppl have said "I got Omicron (BA.1) and I am fine."
After all, how many ppl have said "I got Omicron (BA.1) and I am fine."
/8 We REALLY need to stop pretending COVID is not dangerous.
Based upon all of us getting infected just once next year, COVID will kill 10x as many ppl as the flu. It will be the third leading cause of death in Canada.
Based upon all of us getting infected just once next year, COVID will kill 10x as many ppl as the flu. It will be the third leading cause of death in Canada.
https://twitter.com/MoriartyLab/status/1508456367295799298?s=20&t=MwWYVfBIoDHtmJV-vFj5pw
/9
"but the CHILDREN!!"
(said with passion and urgency as justification for abandoning protections) "Think about their needs!"
Yes, let's protect our children. They are also at considerable risk due to COVID, compared to other childhood risks.
"but the CHILDREN!!"
(said with passion and urgency as justification for abandoning protections) "Think about their needs!"
Yes, let's protect our children. They are also at considerable risk due to COVID, compared to other childhood risks.
https://twitter.com/SafetyinNumbrz/status/1491257320281882629?s=20&t=WIkbFiACaL2KwoLbe6hl9w
/10 Even when we survive our "inevitable" COVID infections, we face increased risks of heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, brain damage and all manner of Long-COVID (PASC) symptoms and ailments.
Even with asymptomatic infection for young healthy ppl.
Even with asymptomatic infection for young healthy ppl.
https://twitter.com/SabiVM/status/1503037242939482112?s=20&t=MwWYVfBIoDHtmJV-vFj5pw
/11 Gov of AB insists testing needs to be strictly limited in order to ... something. Keep our healthcare system running? Ensure timely access for the 0.5% we actually test?
They say most ppl don't need to know if they are C+, just stay home if you are sick.
They say most ppl don't need to know if they are C+, just stay home if you are sick.
/12 This is used to justify restricting testing, which leads to alarmingly high test positivity rates. Lack of access to testing precludes most diagnoses, & makes tracing, isolating or getting care for PASC nearly impossible.
/13 Yet AB inexplicably has much better access & surveillance for Influenza. It's now climbing to 1% positivity rate (for flu), compared to 27% + (for COVID).
Remember that deaths for COVID are expected to be OVER 10X WORSE for COVID than the flu.
alberta.ca/stats/influenz…
Remember that deaths for COVID are expected to be OVER 10X WORSE for COVID than the flu.
alberta.ca/stats/influenz…
/14 Considering that COVID testing is throttled down to ~1/12 of peak testing capacity now, it is curious that resources sufficient to surveil influenza w/ such extreme scrutiny are prioritized.
One might suspect we are being manipulated to underestimate COVID for other reasons.
One might suspect we are being manipulated to underestimate COVID for other reasons.
/15 Could the reason relate to
"FREEDOM" ? Or leadership reviews in the UCP?
I wonder. It certainly doesn't relate to science.
Because wave 6 (Omicron BA.2) is going to be even harder to control than previous waves, because it is so infectious.
"FREEDOM" ? Or leadership reviews in the UCP?
I wonder. It certainly doesn't relate to science.
Because wave 6 (Omicron BA.2) is going to be even harder to control than previous waves, because it is so infectious.
https://twitter.com/SafetyinNumbrz/status/1504667307712208899?s=20&t=MwWYVfBIoDHtmJV-vFj5pw
/16
Why you should care and what you can do about it:
You should care b/c you & your family, friends, business & access to health care are all threatened. It's real & close at hand.
I know we all wish it was over. It isn't, so we have to put on grown-up pants and face reality.
Why you should care and what you can do about it:
You should care b/c you & your family, friends, business & access to health care are all threatened. It's real & close at hand.
I know we all wish it was over. It isn't, so we have to put on grown-up pants and face reality.
/17 Before you start rage-tweeting about the mental-health impacts of lockdowns...
We don't need lockdowns.
We really don't. Not if we take other smart, critical steps to protect ourselves and our communities *before* the next wave reaches OMG levels.
We don't need lockdowns.
We really don't. Not if we take other smart, critical steps to protect ourselves and our communities *before* the next wave reaches OMG levels.
https://twitter.com/JeffCavanagh1/status/1497325531817197569?s=20&t=MwWYVfBIoDHtmJV-vFj5pw
/18 We do need to call our leaders to account.
Demand access to testing. Demand timely, accurate, complete data - incl realistic, cautious messaging. Demand protections that are NOT lockdowns.
Demand good ventilation, CO2 monitors indoors in public, UVGI and good filtration.
Demand access to testing. Demand timely, accurate, complete data - incl realistic, cautious messaging. Demand protections that are NOT lockdowns.
Demand good ventilation, CO2 monitors indoors in public, UVGI and good filtration.
/19 Demand social distancing, free top-quality N95 respirators, with almost universal indoor use in public.
Demand airborne infection controls and proper air-gapped isolation in all medical settings to prevent further outbreaks and loss of HCW availability.
Demand airborne infection controls and proper air-gapped isolation in all medical settings to prevent further outbreaks and loss of HCW availability.
/20 Increase vaccine uptake. Socially distance, limit capacity indoors or in high-risk situations.
Insist on institutional/financial supports for sick days, isolation and safe work/study environments.
Ensure the vulnerable are not left behind or at risk.
Insist on institutional/financial supports for sick days, isolation and safe work/study environments.
Ensure the vulnerable are not left behind or at risk.
/21 And (in ADDITION to institutional improvements)
Do what you can personally to be protected. Mask 100% when indoors in public w/ best respirator you can (no 'cheating'). Vax. WFH/stay home when you can. Filter your air. Open a window.
Track your risk.
Do what you can personally to be protected. Mask 100% when indoors in public w/ best respirator you can (no 'cheating'). Vax. WFH/stay home when you can. Filter your air. Open a window.
Track your risk.
https://twitter.com/SafetyinNumbrz/status/1504329967554813952?s=20&t=MwWYVfBIoDHtmJV-vFj5pw
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Advocate for better health policy and protections. Call your govt representatives. Call them again.
Talk to your circle and weed out #misinformation
We need to do better, and we deserve better. Let wave 6 be the last we allow in AB, so we can stop #DyingWithCOVID
Advocate for better health policy and protections. Call your govt representatives. Call them again.
Talk to your circle and weed out #misinformation
We need to do better, and we deserve better. Let wave 6 be the last we allow in AB, so we can stop #DyingWithCOVID
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