Canadians are ‘angry’ with the unvaccinated: Trudeau
At this point in the pandemic, with widespread new restrictions and postponed surgeries for tens of thousands, Canadians are “angry” with those in this country who still have not rolled up their sleeves to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday.
“People are seeing cancer treatments and elective surgeries put off because beds are filled with people who chose not to get vaccinated; they’re frustrated. When people see that we’re in lockdowns, or serious public health restrictions right now because [of] the risk posed to all of us by unvaccinated people, people get angry,” the prime minister said.
Across the country over the last few weeks, new case counts have hit record highs largely due to the rapidly spreading and more transmissible Omicron variant, prompting a new wave of restrictions aimed at easing the strain on overburdened health-care sectors and testing facilities.
For months politicians and public health officials have been imploring Canadians to get vaccinated, running campaigns meant to educate, encourage, and dispel vaccine misinformation, and implementing proof of vaccination systems that restrict access to certain spaces and activities.
According to the latest federal figures, more than 87 per cent of Canadians ages 12 and older are fully vaccinated. However, millions of Canadians have chosen to not receive a single COVID-19 dose.
“I can tell you, that front-line health worker who is giving you your first dose of the vaccine, even now in January 2022, will be immensely pleased to be able to give you that first dose of vaccine even today, because they’d much rather be giving you an injection of vaccine than intubating you in an ICU,” Trudeau said.
In a later Facebook live stream, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole also encouraged Canadians to get vaccinated, advising those who may still have questions to ask them. Though he also said that he won’t “divide people” over the issue.
“I want to make sure people get the vaccines because it’s the best tool. And if we’re always just going into lockdown, you’re going to see people use that as an excuse to not get boosted, or not to get vaccinated,” he said. “We can accommodate a small number that may not be vaccinated, we can use the other tools as well to try and find balance in life.”
The Conservatives are the only major federal party that won’t confirm how many of their MPs are vaccinated. All Liberal, Bloc Quebecois, NDP and Green MPs are vaccinated. CTV News
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“People are seeing cancer treatments and elective surgeries put off because beds are filled with people who chose not to get vaccinated; they’re frustrated. When people see that we’re in lockdowns, or serious public health restrictions right now because [of] the risk posed to all of us by unvaccinated people, people get angry,” the prime minister said.
Hmmmm….but then there is the following article:
‘It’s a crisis’: Canadian hospitals closing, cancelling surgeries amid COVID-related staff shortages
Hmmmm….soooo, surgeries cancelled because of staff shortages? Staff off sick with COVID? I thought all staff were ‘vaccinated’. Sooo, ‘vaccination’ does not stop the spread? Ninety percent of the public is “vaccinated” No immunity.
Sooo which is it? Full beds or short staffed?
Then there is this Danish Study That might explain the situation better:
Omicron Spreads Faster Than Delta Within Vaccinated Individuals: Danish Study
anish study of nearly 12,000 households has discovered that Omicron spreads faster than Delta among those who are fully vaccinated, and even higher between those who have received booster shots, demonstrating strong evidence of the variant’s immune evasiveness.
The Omicron variant was found to evade the immunity of vaccinated individuals at a much faster pace compared to Delta, and at a higher rate than the unvaccinated, according to the study conducted by researchers at the University of Copenhagen, Statistics Denmark, and Statens Serum Institut.
“Comparing households infected with the Omicron to Delta VOC, we found an 1.17 times higher SAR for unvaccinated, 2.61 times higher for fully vaccinated and 3.66 times higher for booster-vaccinated individuals, demonstrating strong evidence of immune evasiveness of the Omicron VOC,” said the preprint of the study. SAR refers to secondary attack rate.
However, the study also discovered that unvaccinated individuals spread the virus more easily than those who are fully vaccinated, while there was reduced transmission between people who received booster shots.
There were altogether 11,937 households involved in the study, out of which 2,225 already had Omicron. After one to 7 days, the team followed up with the households and found 6,397 secondary infections. The SAR was found to be 31 percent with the Omicron, and 21 percent with the Delta variant.
Omicron has spread to 90 countries worldwide and has become the dominant variant in the United States. However, the strain has proven to cause mild symptoms compared to earlier variants like Delta, and results in fewer hospitalizations.“The Omicron VOC (variant of concern) has been reported to be three to six times as infectious as previous variants, with a short doubling time, including early estimates from countries with a high vaccination coverage indicating doubling times of 1.8 days (UK), 1.6 days (Denmark), 2.4 days (Scotland) and 2.0 days (United States),” from the study.
The researchers also suggested considering alternate methods for combating the infection. “Our data indicate that the non-pharmaceutical interventions that were used to control the previous variants of SARS-CoV-2 are also likely to be effective against the Omicron VOC.”
Seventy-eight percent of Danish citizens are fully vaccinated with two doses, while almost half have received a booster shot. More than 80 percent have received Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine.
The effectiveness of vaccines is reduced to around 40 percent for symptoms and 80 percent for severe disease with the Omicron variant. Numbers were better with booster shots as the effectiveness was reduced only to 86 percent for symptoms and 98 percent respectively for those suffering from severe infection.
The vaccination effectiveness with Pfizer-Biotech for preventing infection with the Omicron variant is only 35 percent, the study found. “The advantage of the Omicron VOC seems to be a combination of high transmissibility and increased immune evading abilities.”
“We therefore suggest that adapted or improved vaccines may be necessary to mitigate the spread of the Omicron VOC.”
The Danish team added that more studies are required to understand the latest COVID-19 variant, as they concluded, “Our results confirm that booster vaccination has the potential to reduce Omicron VOC transmission in households, although vaccination as a strategy for epidemic control is increasingly challenged by the immune evasiveness of the Omicron VOC.”
A preprint of the study was published on Dec. 27, and it has not yet been peer-reviewed. – ntda.com
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Sooo, the Omicron variant spreads faster amongst the two jab “vaccinated” than Delta did. It spreads even faster between third jab “vaccinated . Yes, transmission is reduced with “vaccination” but this shows that the virus is finding ways to evade the “vaccines”. This mutation is happening in “vaccinated” people. Because the “vaccine” does not stop infection, it allows the virus to learn.
The virus is spreading amongst “vaccinated” workers because it can. That is the real problem. It has little to do with the 10% of the population who are not “vaccinated”. And what about the people who have had the virus and recovered? Their immunity does not count?
I think the danger is not with the “unvaccinated” but with the use of a leaky “vaccine” that still allows infection and transmission. “Vaccines” are not going to end this pandemic. Natural immunity will. Coming up with effective early treatments will. Hey, Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine might be worth a try. What have we got to lose?