Aaron Derfel critiques the Legault plan
The Gazette’s Aaron Derfel lays out why he thinks François Legault’s reopening plans are wrong-headed (Twitter thread).
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Douglas 19:12 on 2020-04-28 Permalink
It’s gonna be 6 weeks by now.
There’s enough data now from Sweden to do exactly what they are doing. Open things up + add physical distancing.
We are literally witnessing another country do it 100% smarter than we are, 6 weeks in. Time to get with the program and do what they are doing.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/28/europe/sweden-coronavirus-lockdown-strategy-intl/index.html
walkerp 19:56 on 2020-04-28 Permalink
Douglas did you even read the headline, let alone the article itself?
“Sweden says its coronavirus approach has worked. The numbers suggest a different story”
Douglas 20:33 on 2020-04-28 Permalink
I read the entire article from top to bottom. It tells me Sweden has kept this under control. Their death rates per million are about the same or less than many countries that locked down completely.
Dr David Banner 21:21 on 2020-04-28 Permalink
Aaron Derfel is a journalist. Assessing the merits of a public health approach to dealing with an epidemic is well above his pay grade, regardless of whether his beat is the medical scene. He should stay in his lane.
walkerp 21:41 on 2020-04-28 Permalink
Starting to see some troll behaviours here, Kate.
Ian 21:48 on 2020-04-28 Permalink
Well ok then here’s my question of the day –
Montreal primary schools reopening on the 18th? Why is Legault going against the Institut national de santé publique du Québec?
https://twitter.com/INSPQ/status/1254878992227852288
“Une stratégie où on laisserait les jeunes s’infecter risque d’entraîner une forte augmentation de la maladie chez les adultes et de besoins en services hospitaliers et en soins intensifs sans atteindre la cible d’immunité de groupe recherchée.”
All jokes aside this is the real thought process going on with Legault et al. The Institut national de santé publique du Québec is publicly speaking out against the “herd immunity” theory. Legault has been fooling us with his smooth paternalistic vibe but let’s not forget, he’s a money guy at heart and the economy is way more important to him than Montreal’s infection rates. Let’s face it, the CAQ hates Montreal anyway, they probably see our death rate as collateral damage.
Kevin 22:56 on 2020-04-28 Permalink
It’s nice to see people like Douglas advocating for Sweden’s super high tax rate.
And hey, they killed off as many people as Canada did while having less than 1/3 our population.
Kevin 23:07 on 2020-04-28 Permalink
Ian
Legault’s trio has been saying herd immunity in English and natural immunity in French. Neither of which has been solidly established yet for Covid-19.
I have to wonder if Legault is aware that testing numbers dropped within the past week.
In any case, I’m with Aaron: I see no signs that Quebec is ready to do the testing and tracing other authorities recommend be in place before reopening.
Dhomas 06:02 on 2020-04-29 Permalink
Sweden’s deaths per millions are worse than the US’, and no one is saying that the US is handling this pandemic well. I don’t get it.
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/total-covid-deaths-per-million?tab=chart&year=2020-04-21&country=CAN+DNK+FIN+DEU+NOR+SWE+USA
dwgs 07:20 on 2020-04-29 Permalink
@ Dr David Banner What a well thought and logical refutations of Derfel’s points, you’ve really opened my eyes.
Kate 09:28 on 2020-04-29 Permalink
Seems “Dr David Banner” was the name of Bill Bixby’s character on “The Incredible Hulk”.
Meezly 09:32 on 2020-04-29 Permalink
Agree with Ian that Legault is finally showing his true colours again. We saw it in how he dealt with the railway protests. Now he is willing to sacrifice lives in the name of economic recovery.
Ian 09:00 on 2020-04-30 Permalink
@Kate you don’t want to make him angry 😀