4. While #COVID19 vaccines work extraordinarily well, there are enough unvaccinated folks who could get sick & require medical care.
5. Even if we see lower overall COVID-related healthcare usage due to significant vaccine uptake, we can't ignore pressure on healthcare system.
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6. Think about healthcare capacity in Canada. Ontario had to essentially shut down to avoid overwhelming the healthcare system with ~600 patients admitted to ICUs with COVID-related illness. We ended up with 920. 7. This is in a province of ~14.5 million. That's a problem.
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8. Also we *may* have more of a flu season/respiratory virus season this year due to increased travel & lifting of public health measures...that adds predictable pressure to healthcare system every winter. 9. Now add to this expected COVID pressures...whatever that may be.
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10. Basically we should not be surprised if Canadian healthcare systems are stretched this winter. *We can anticipate & plan for this.*

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11. How to prepare? -Smart policy to create safer indoor spaces where people congregate (e.g. schools, work) -Lower barriers to
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Addendum: (Twitter does not allow for a ton of nuance/detail) While vaccines are extremely effective, they are not perfect & we will sadly see some breakthrough infections who get sick. Still, it's important to recognize proportions/denominators
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Interesting how the premier of Albert keeps saying that his province has such a high vaccination rate when the numbers say otherwise
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Come on Alberta and Saskatchewan. I know there is a lot of anti science crowds in your provinces but the rest of the country needs you to step up!
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And someone pandering to that very small base. Which party leader didn’t advertise or show their second dose?
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Thank you Isaac for continuing to provide important information
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