Thread by @SoniaFurstenau

The government has a responsibility to inform, educate and support the public.

Today’s presser is yet another example of the @bcndp sending mixed messages about #COVID19. 1/ #bcpoli #COVID19BC

They continue to send mixed messages about the risks and impacts of #COVID19, telling the public that it is a ‘mild disease’ and that ‘we are emerging from the pandemic'.

We know this pandemic is not over. COVID continues to impact our health and well-being and the economy. 2/

People in BC are dying of COVID, and more and more are enduring the serious impacts of long COVID. We are seeing the impacts and ongoing toll on our #healthcare system. 3/ #bcpoli #COVID19BC

After telling people this virus is 'mild' and to wash their hands with no clear indication that #COVID19 is an airborne virus, it should surprise no one that people are choosing not to get a vaccine because of this government’s insistence that this pandemic is over. 4/ #bcpoli

We need to see masking, improved ventilation and filtration, and clear reporting from public health, in conjunction with vaccination efforts.

We need a public education campaign so people understand the ongoing risks of airborne #COVID19 transmission, and #longcovid. 5/ #bcpoli

As long as @bcndp continues to ignore their responsibility to inform and protect the public we will continue to see staffing shortages in hospitals, schools, and ambulance and ferry services. 6/ #bcpoli #COVID19BC

Individuals might have a personal responsibility to take care of themselves, but elected officials have a personal responsibility to take care of all of us and we've not seen the @bcndp step up and hold their end of the deal. 7/7 #bcpoli #COVID19BC