Canadian COVID-19 News

[Montanan]

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday announced that Pfizer will be speeding up its coronavirus vaccine deliveries to the country, with 5 million more doses in June than previously anticipated.

The country expects to receive 1 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech inoculation per week through the end of May. This number will increase to 2 million per week through the end of June.

[hpeer]

Other correlations:

Obesity
Countries who commonly practice outside excrement have low infection rates, but high mortality for those who do get sick. (Seriously, I “****” you not.)
A relative high percentage of neanderthal genes in low infection populations.

Makes ones head spin.

Whatever the cause there is a pronounced difference.

[Lake-Effect]

Originally Posted by hpeer

Other correlations:

Obesity
Countries who commonly practice outside excrement have low infection rates, but high mortality for those who do get sick. (Seriously, I “****” you not.)
A relative high percentage of neanderthal genes in low infection populations.

Makes ones head spin.

Whatever the cause there is a pronounced difference.

Fast food and indoor plumbing: the twin scourges of the first world.

[hpeer]

Yeah, I can’t and don’t make this stuff up.

The ine thing I have gotten from tuis disease is humility. I know nooothing!

[Montanan]

Canada suspends the AstraZeneca vaccine in under-55s while officials investigate reports of rare blood clots

Eight of Canada's 10 provinces, including Ontario, Manitoba, and Quebec, confirmed they had stopped giving AstraZeneca's vaccine to those under 55 years old following NACI's announcement.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/med...?ocid=msedgntp

[AK_sailor]

No vaccine passports just yet:
Canada border remains closed, even to the vaccinated

[Macblaze]

Originally Posted by AK_sailor

No vaccine passports just yet:
Canada border remains closed, even to the vaccinated

That being said, I have American friends who just crossed the border on their way to Alaska (in their boat) and were given 2 weeks to make it through the inside passage. They are 50/50 on whether they will be staying the winter so maybe that made a difference. They were told they could request additional time if necessary due to weather but that's kinda sub-optimal as they won't know if they need more time until they are well out of contact range.

Still it is possible to make the transit, but I doubt there will be any opening of BC in general to boaters this summer—I'm still wondering if I as an Albertan should be making any plans or not.

[Nord Sal]

Originally Posted by Macblaze

That being said, I have American friends who just crossed the border on their way to Alaska (in their boat) and were given 2 weeks to make it through the inside passage. They are 50/50 on whether they will be staying the winter so maybe that made a difference. They were told they could request additional time if necessary due to weather but that's kinda sub-optimal as they won't know if they need more time until they are well out of contact range.

Still it is possible to make the transit, but I doubt there will be any opening of BC in general to boaters this summer—I'm still wondering if I as an Albertan should be making any plans or not.

I'm curious if you know anything about their interaction with CBSA and the purpose of their trip. As far as I know Canada is open for essential travel only. If Canada allowed them in, were they moving to Alaska or have work to do there? Do you know if the 50% chance of wintering is just their estimate for the border opening to general travel so they can return or are they looking to leave boat there and fly out?

[Macblaze]

Originally Posted by Nord Sal

I'm curious if you know anything about their interaction with CBSA and the purpose of their trip. As far as I know Canada is open for essential travel only. If Canada allowed them in, were they moving to Alaska or have work to do there? Do you know if the 50% chance of wintering is just their estimate for the border opening to general travel so they can return or are they looking to leave boat there and fly out?

That was my thinking as well but...

Their pre-departure webpost: https://svviolethour.com/2021/03/15/...laska-or-bust/ In the comments they say they are prepared to stay in Alaska if the border doesn't reopen or come back if it does—they are full time liveaboards. The 50/50 thing was more my estimation than theirs.

And when I asked them in Instagram if they were in Canada now and how the border crossing went they said:

Yes they gave us two weeks, which may not be enough with early season weather (gales) but they said we can call if we need more time.

[Kelkara]

Originally Posted by Macblaze

I'm still wondering if I as an Albertan should be making any plans or not.

I'm making plans, but keeping those plans flexible.

[Macblaze]

Originally Posted by Kelkara

I'm making plans, but keeping those plans flexible.

Oh I have plans, but they are all in my head. My big issue this year is that the month of May is my big window and it's looking like it might just be too soon giving the situation. After that time availability is in one week blocks and that just sucks. First world problems ...

[Kelkara]

Originally Posted by Macblaze

Oh I have plans, but they are all in my head. My big issue this year is that the month of May is my big window and it's looking like it might just be too soon giving the situation. After that time availability is in one week blocks and that just sucks. First world problems ...

At least we technically have a choice, unlike Mike. Let's keep fingers crossed that things improve. But yes, I'm planning more like late May at the moment ... we'll see.

[Mike OReilly]

Originally Posted by Macblaze

Oh I have plans, but they are all in my head. My big issue this year is that the month of May is my big window and it's looking like it might just be too soon giving the situation. After that time availability is in one week blocks and that just sucks. First world problems ...

You need to get yourself retired Mac. That way every month is May .

Originally Posted by Kelkara

At least we technically have a choice, unlike Mike. Let's keep fingers crossed that things improve. But yes, I'm planning more like late May at the moment ... we'll see.

Yes, still locked out. But there are glimmers of hope. I'm in touch with a few others in the same situation as I, and at least one has got an exemption to go get their boat. The restriction is that they have to agree to leave the province by their boat, and do it asap. I wasn't planning to leave The Rock this year, but it's got me pondering.

[Montanan]

Oh geez, just when there is a glimmer of light at the end of the Covid tunnel, I read this news regarding New Brunswick.

A mysterious brain disorder that causes hallucinations and tooth-shattering has infected dozens of Canadians, and experts aren't sure why

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mysteriou...212122304.html

https://www.insider.com/mysterious-h...-canada-2021-3

Maybe we should keep the border with Canada closed until they find out more about this odd disease cluster.

At least 43 people in Canada's New Brunswick province have fallen ill to an unknown brain disease that causes spasms, memory loss, and hallucinations, and doctors are stumped. Public health officials believe five people in the so-called "cluster" have died from this disease since the first case was spotted in 2015. "We have not seen over the last 20-plus years a cluster of diagnosis-resistant neurological disease like this one,"

[Mike OReilly]

Ford to impose lockdown restrictions across Ontario as 3rd wave of COVID-19 hits hard

With a record number of COVID-19 patients in Ontario's intensive care units and its highest-ever rate of new cases in schools, multiple sources say Premier Doug Ford will on Thursday announce plans to move the whole province into what the government describes as 'lockdown' measures.

And this on the heels of BC going into a lockdown, and infection rates on the rise across the country.