Legault to hold another presser
The mayor of a town near Quebec City is complaining of incoherent messaging from the Quebec government over Covid restrictions. Are they causing confusion? The premier is calling another presser Tuesday at 5 p.m.
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jeather 09:38 on 2021-04-06 Permalink
I can’t really disagree with this. Montreal has not been cycling so much, but there is some yoyo effect when they loosen restrictions way too early (because hospitalizations aren’t bad, and we are pretending that this is not a 2 week lagging indicator) and then suddenly have to tighten right back up.
Fine, Montreal is not getting as many doses as before because for a while we got extras and now other areas need it more — but why is the Capitale National region still 65+? Was Easter Sunday’s alarmingly low vaccination rate just an artefact of the holiday?
I saw someone say to expect a 3 week full lockdown again, though that’s heavily into rumour. I’m hoping we will discuss what preexisting conditions count.
mare 11:10 on 2021-04-06 Permalink
At least there’s talk of vaccinating not only people with pre-existing conditions but the essential workers too.
According to my brother-in-law, ER doctor in Vancouver, that’s were the cases he sees are coming from in BC. People who work inside —store clerks, factory workers, cleaners— and who encounter many strangers and even though they wear masks, get infected. Often younger people and they present very different than previous, mostly older Covid patients infected by classic Covid. They come into the ER later, after 10 days or so, and with symptoms that resemble appendicitis or other abdominal issues. And then they get worse rapidly. Schools are closed in BC, but they might become a big vector here if we keep them open. It will be hard to “sell” another lockdown though, with the long lag between infection (and infectious) and developing symptoms. Especially in Quebec now spring is finally here. These variants, and especially P1, are a whole different beast altogether, so let’s try to be ready for them by vaccinating not only the vulnerable, but also the spreaders.