Canada Update

[@patmorris4127]

Mum ended up in an emergency placement in a care home in January. All staff and residents had their vaccination a couple of weeks earlier and mum had hers once she arrived there. Covid arrived at the end of January unfortunately. But of the residents that caught it, everyone recovered. So barely three weeks after vaccination it was effective thank goodness. Including mum!

[@flowersinherhair]

So glad everyone is ok, that must have been so terrifying.

[@jukes888]

Omg. Awful.

[@Caperhere]

Sorry your Mum had to be placed, but glad she survived.❤️

[@andrewlilley3660]

It's impossible to make those kind of claims it's pure speculation.

[@cloudie9druoid172]

That is great news!

[@jimgraham6722]

After hearing the Canadian story I thank heaven Australia retained its vaccine production capacity. The economic rationalists at various times sought to get rid of it but thankfully the needs of the livestock industry and antivenom production kept it alive.

[@icevoss9917]

Hope Australia sends us the AstraZeneca, don't want to take Pfizer one

[@jimgraham6722]

@@icevoss9917 Production is currently ramping up and is scaled for Australia and the south west Pacific, but, I feel sure If Canada needed some supplies it could be done. After this experience, like Canada the Australian government has committed to strengthening on shore industrial capacity for medical supplies particularly including consumables such as vaccine production.

[@veramae4098]

"... the needs of the ... antivenom production ..." How the heck much antivenom does Australia need???? I know, you're one of the most dangerous continents on Earth for humans, but this seems, astonishing.

[@jimgraham6722]

@@veramae4098 If you or livestock get bitten by brown snake, taipan, death adder, funnel web spider, box jellyfish amongst others you need antivenene pronto or you dead. Antivenom medications are held in all hospital emergency departments and in veterinary emergency kits. Human deaths in Australia from these poisonous creatures are rare.

[@davidrockefeller2007]

Canada is making a vaccine facility in Montreal now.

[@antoniovillanueva308]

I would like to thank both of you for your calm analysis.

[@debrajones7344]

@@karlhawkes If facts scare you, you're in a lot more trouble than just a virus.

[@bessyfour5166]

@@debrajones7344 "facts" 🤣

[@gmills5763]

A wonderful Saturday to Campbellonians around the world! Three Cheers for Dr. John and faithful Winston, once again sharing the latest in all things COVID!

[@TheRabidDolphin99]

This is getting a bit weird...

[@rodpanhard]

@@TheRabidDolphin99 It's infantilism and the cult in full swing.

[@markusmaximus6636]

@@rodpanhard many will be dead in the next 10 years sadly as they are exposed to wild mutations of coronavirus. I believe the vaccines are not necessary in prevention of such a small risk, especially when you consider that they are a novel, untested medical intervention. If these where typical attenuated viral vaccines that had received proper independent testing, especially longterm testing. These are novel and untested genetic procedures, they use manufactured RNA to stimulate your protein building mechanisms, to produce parts of the virus that the immune system can recognise. The much silenced and ignored issue here is that when these viral particles (spike proteins from the coronavirus) are ejected from the cytoplasm to the cell surface, they will act as signal that the cell is infected. The killer lymphocytes will respond by destroying the cell(s) that this occurs in. This has the potential to cause an immune overreaction (autoimmune disease) and has the potential to cause organ failure. Calling people an “anti-vaxx” is to play into the fear mongering that seek to both profit and control with this. I personally have had many vaccines for various reasons, but will not be taking this one. The risk of the virus does not justify the risk of the vaccine.

[@robinmyman]

@@incorectulpolitic blah, blah, blah! Gave up after 1st sentence.

[@allmasonsmustdie9694]

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[@tonybloomfield5635]

Great to see Lindsay again

[@kimrich6095]

My sister teaches at that school where the windows are screwed shut. In a stressful situation already, it has increased their anxiety even more!

[@rwedereyet]

She can borrow my drill

[@stevebartley8594]

Forget opening windows. Get a properly designed fan and filter and over 99% of the virus is eliminated. this has been known since the beginning, but ignored by the masters in control

[@dmay9081]

They must be opened, I long ago went to school where windows was scrud shut

[@ZombieSlayer-dj3wb]

Ya think fresh air would help

[@helenrnicholson]

It’s absolute madness. So sorry to hear that, I hope she stays safe

[@trentriver]

Great update. I was an investigator in the 2003 SARS outbreak here in Toronto, while at Toronto Public Health. in fact a colleague and myself were the first 2 investigators when the O/B first started. I had the pleasure of working with Dr. Bonnie Henry (she was here at the time) and have nothing but good things to say about her and many of the other indefatigable people who worked that outbreak. In many ways that was a dress rehearsal for what we are experiencing today. While that version of the virus had a much higher death rate, it did not spread anywhere near as easily as the variants are today - thanks God for that! In any event, really appreciate your updates and thanks for the Canadian perspective. Stay safe!

[@OceanFrontVilla3]

Is there a reason we haven't approved ivermectin as other countries have? In the DR one can obtain it OTC. As an investigator post SARS, you're aware that LTC was a vulnerability right? Tam said so in the report. Why were they left exposed for the past 12 months? When we know ivermectin would've saved the majority of them? No PPE for several months? What is Public Health for? Generating high incomes for the executives?

[@trentriver]

@@OceanFrontVilla3 I am retired now, but I agree with you 100%. I wrote my MP about this today as a matter of act. In most countries it is still a prescription med, including Canada.

[@zzzATLzzz]

Thanks Lindsay’s for the anecdotal conversation about our country 🇨🇦

[@alexlaraia2831]

Yes not factual and in my personal experience from Ontario, Canada this is misrepresentative as a “Canada Update”. Dr John surely you can do better. Loosing faith in the quality of your updates lately

[@jeffwyatt7199]

I live in Ontario and the treatment and care or lack there of in our long term care homes would not have been brought to the forefront as a major shortfall in if not for the pandemic and that is very sad. The employees of these homes were exploited as much or more than the residents in the name of profits. Its sickening and I hope Lindsey is correct and the goverment and owners of these places will be held accountable to the fullest extent possible.

[@Ottee2]

It really is despicable, but the Provincial gov'ts are complicit so how hard can we expect justice be administered?

[@wboyle9721]

The elderly have took the brunt in nursing homes such a shame lack of PPE etc best all from Glasgow scotland

[@cloudie9druoid172]

The LTC homes have treated their patients poorly forever, this pandemic just exposed the severity of neglect. Nothing was done pre covid even though many have complained and I don't see anything being done after covid. Sad to say but I'd die first before being placed in LTC at least that way I'd die not only with dignity but with better memories.

[@BennyGeserit]

Crooks. Corruption personified.

[@allen2634]

Everyone here seems to be done on long-term care homes. Well I know all of them have more employees than patients. If you can do a better job take care of your parents yourself. It's not an easy thing to find people that will clean up excrement off the human body day after day after day.

[@chrisross140]

Thank you John I really appreciate your updates, thank you Lindsey for sharing our perspective. It is a shame when countries decide to close vaccine production. I live in Ontario, for some reason they decided to close the labs that produced vaccines and insulin. A company in Toronto could not get funding to produce an mRNA vaccine, they moved to Calgary but are so far behind the eight ball because of this and still only in clinical trials.

[@007nadineL]

KZbin doc: Silence of the Labs .

[@OceanFrontVilla3]

It's called globalization, the outsourcing of everything due to cost. It won't change. Ask our PM, he refers to Canada as a "Post Nation State".

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

The US doesn’t manufacture PPE, we couldn’t get any as individuals, from the beginning of 2020 until recently. I hope the future pandemic planning fixes this.

[@robinmyman]

We get ours in UK from China.

[@theopeterbroers819]

Google 'ppe manufacure usa'.

[@Jay...777]

Neo-liberal economics and for profit healthcare view stockpiling for emergencies and domestic production as inefficiencies. It doesn't have to be this way but that is not what msm will ever tell you. Check out michael-hudson.com for views of the simple alternative.

[@jamesandrews1130]

Guess you didn't hear. China is back.

[@marilynnschroeder4436]

@Bruce Sanders It may be that 3M is manufacturing but I read that early on in the pandemic, a lot of US manufactured PPE was being sold to buyers outside the US...I’m not 💯 sure that’s true, but it’s what I read...

[@paultraynorbsc627]

Thanks Dr Campbell much appreciated 👍

[@truckerdaddy-akajohninqueb4793]

Haven't seen Mom in person since Christmas 2019. 88 years old. She's now a great grandmother and hasn't held her great grandchild yet. Soon ❤️😊

[@wboyle9721]

Best trucker to your mum it's been difficult keep positive from Glasgow scotland

[@eugeniebreida1583]

So sad. She must be beside herself.

[@truckerdaddy-akajohninqueb4793]

@@eugeniebreida1583 Thanks for asking. 👍❤️

[@chowmikki]

Same here, 77, haven't been able to get closer than 6 feet with my son and grandkids. Just a drive-by once a week. So, I went out and adopted an older stray cat. Not the same as the grandkids but better than being home alone.

[@johnmauthner8857]

Thanks for the insight into Canada's handling of the Pandemic.

[@davidrockefeller2007]

It’s good

[@johnmauthner8857]

I took her input to be representative of her experience and while it may or may not adequately reflect what is actually happening, it does provide insight and is thought provoking. My hesitance and caution derived from her comment on negligence of staff within Long-term Care Facilities. Legally, negligence implies fault which leads to either criminal or financial liability.

[@mavrick6499]

@@Cat_Lady I agree. I live in Alberta and we would say different things. Also she speaks about Ontario, when she lives in B.C. That is the perspective she should only speak to.

[@c.s.4845]

@@johnmauthner8857 there is a massive fault in Canada with long-term care facilities and how the governments have regulated them so poorly. Most deaths have been in long-term care homes. There should be criminal investigations.

[@SizzlemeMelo]

I live near Toronto and our pandemic life has been so much stricter than in BC. Also BC is now leading the cases per 100k for the last while. While ON has leveled off from our 2nd wave. In Ontario we now have around 40% vareients. We also have a 24 hr vaccination clinic in the works

[@TomBrown-ij3jk]

We seem to be doing better in the state of Georgia but we have many antivaxers here, so herd immunity may be difficult. I have had both vaccines but will continue to mask up when going grocery shopping. Thank you John Campbell for your daily briefings. They are so helpful 🙏

[@veramae4098]

Had my vaccine yesterday. I'm 68. I remember my polio vaccine and how glad my parents were; there was a long line. The polio vaccine was a few drops on a sugar cube! I don't remember my smallpox vaccine but I know I had it, and I have a barely distinguishable smallpox scar, a reaction to the vaccine. Vaccines are amazing.

[@esecallum]

Not anti-vaxxers. EX-VAXXERS. They WERE vaxxers. Had the vaccine and were injured and became EX-VAXXERS

[@debrajones7344]

@@esecallum Not everyone who is anti-vax has ever had a vaccine. They're just scared or their religion forbids it.

[@loriholman6125]

Here in TX. No more mask This is ASININE 💥 I hope people still ware their mask. But I have a funny feeling they won't.

[@captainamerica9028]

@@debrajones7344 When I was in elementary school in the 1970's in Oklahoma, the state health department came to the school and gave us vaccines such as polio, and I think they were good, because they saved alot of lives and helped us get rid of diseases such as polio. I trust those old vaccines, where they injected you with dead viruses to help you become immune, but this new mrna or dna experimental crap is not for me. I see no reason why there is even a need for vaccines against Covid when there are cures. Back in March of 2020, I had Covid pneumonia in both lungs and home treated with Ivermectin, doxycycline and zinc. 4 days later I was totally recovered. As for these experimental vaccines approved early for emergency use, I don't think most people realize that they skipped animal testing for safety. Years ago when they made mrna vaccines for Sars Cov 1 and Mers, they were never approved because they caused antibody dependent enhancement and killed the lab test animals. The animals did fine after first getting the vaccine, but when they were later exposed to the virus they died.

[@ProgrammerInProgress]

"Looking forward to real ale in an english pub", don't worry John, you're not the only one, it's been about year for me and this is at the top of my list too!

[@suejones9140]

@David John not round here! Northern England. All restaurants and pubs are closed except for takeaways from restaurants.

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

If I were a teacher at that school, I’d bring in my drill and unscrew the windows.

[@passiflora1014]

Good 😌 idea 🥰😻

[@rogerbabin8175]

Today in shop class....how to fix windows that won't open.

[@andrewlilley3660]

How stupid, try that in a British winter, result loads of sick children.

[@catherineboccongelle7224]

@@andrewlilley3660 since when does the cold make children sick? I believe it's common knowledge that the higher incidence of colds among schoolchildren in the winter is due to cramming them all together indoors with poor ventilation. Open the windows! Put a hat on if you must, but open the windows!

[@andrewlilley3660]

@@catherineboccongelle7224 Hello, that is fine if they are active outside but sat down indoors is ludicrous and will lead to all sorts of illness! How can you concentrate to work if you are cold?

[@maidonian68]

Dr John hope the pub is within British staggering distance!as many will want to by you a pint.🤣🍺when open

[@douglassimpson5932]

All the pubs have been closed since last November, but will re-open on 17th May that weekend the whole country will be going on a two day bender!!

[@gmills5763]

Dr. John should livestream his updates from the pub.

[@andrewlilley3660]

Pubs and restaurants are finished, they are not coming back.

[@Patvk8]

@@karlhawkes , yes he is a nurse. Plus that, he's a highly trained medical professional with a doctorate....this makes the title Dr. correct. You don't have to be a medical doctor to understand and teach medicine. In addition, the good dr is a fine, reasonable and caring human being.

[@wboyle9721]

He will have to come up to Scotland the pubs here are amazing he is due a few pints and a shandy for Winston 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 best from Glasgow 👍

[@sallycarlson3873]

I have read in several places that the United States is helping Canada set up manufacturing of vaccines in a facility that is being built right now. There are those who recognize this is a weak spot in Canada and are taking action to correct it.

[@MikeVeracity]

I hope this is true and we get back to our old-time relationship between our countries.

[@sallycarlson3873]

@@MikeVeracity I look forward to our countries strengthening our bonds. It is unfortunate that good news isn't as important as bad news.

[@labrat147]

My wife and I got our vaccine within five minutes of each other yesterday (5th March) at the Southampton Vaccination Centre, UK. Incredibly efficient operation, straight in - jab - straight out. Zero side effects and looking forward to immunity building over the next few weeks. Thank you NHS!

[@suzannemoshrefzadeh7064]

You do us proud Lindsay. Vancouver Island gal. Thank you, to you both.

[@FriendlyPharmacy5]

🇨🇦Thank you, that is very kind of you. Canada is a very large country so it’s only possible to report on some key areas each time, and each time there is much more that could have been said.😊

[@pennyroyal3813]

Lindsay makes many great points but the two that stand out for me are that Canada is great at making decisions but not implementing them and purchasing vaccines but not acquiring them. If Europe and the US both restrict the exportation of vaccines Canada will be up the proverbial creek without a paddle or a canoe.

[@normanboyes4983]

ITs OK U.K. will not impose export restrictions.

[@wboyle9721]

She comes across as a nice caring person penny best from Glasgow scotland stay safe 👍

[@walterego6584]

“I would actually set up a clinic in my driveway right now if we had a vaccine” Brilliant words from a super cool lady!

[@yourhealthinformer6948]

Yeah! Indeed brillant

[@jogarithm286]

I'm feeling more optomistic about the vaccine getting into people's arms in Canada. Here in Nova Scotia, the chief medical officer has announced that it is probable that all Nova Scotians will have received the first dose by the end of June, now that the vaccines are being delivered to us! That would be remarkable, as initially we were thinking by the end of September.

[@phoenixrising4464]

Optimistic about an experimental Mrna shot with unknown long term health consequences for a virus with a 99.8 survival rate? Why?

[@1NewYorkBestseller]

Thank you John and Lindsay for that great report on Canada's covid vaccine strategies.

[@FriendlyPharmacy5]

🇨🇦Thank you for watching

[@meryl8085]

Really appreciate these interviews. Our daughter lives & works in Canada. We are in UK & longing to see her. We 've been vaccinated & so has she as she s a paramedic. Longing to be together. These conversations bring hope...Meryl, Cheshire

[@sleepsmartsmashstress740]

Splendid job Dr. John Campbell and Lindsay

[@changeshifter4852]

@@karlhawkes hahaha...whereas you just visit to remind us that you are still an idiot. Well done :)

[@EA-lr7vs]

Thank-you to Lindsay on touching the topic of manufacturing in Canada! Our biggest problem! Compliance - screwing the windows closed!?!? Sorry to hear about your province Lindsay, here on the east coast there is more compliance thankfully. And Thank-you to you Dr John Campbell for making all these videos!

[@stevet6676]

Hopefully, we all will learn lessons from this pandemic regarding a nations ability to manufacture critical vaccines and materials in general. As an American, and this is my own thought not national policy, we should always help our neighbors even if we do without all we need. In times of war we often fight and die for others even if our own population is not at the same risk.

[@jaymumford5749]

US can just rely on China for production, like most of the current pharmaceuticals!

[@jamespower9190]

Canada sold its sovereignty when it signed up to the nafta agreement. Now it's entirely up to corporations where they locate their Factories. Canada has no power relative to corporations.

[@GregoryJWalters]

Super conversation Doc John and Lindsay! Great questions. Great responses. Great interview. I live in Ontario. Lindsay nailed the virus boots on the ground in my province. We are tired Canadians ..... but we have been smarter than others. Supply and Demand of vaccine are tied to Politics and Money. We have not had access to the vaccine. This empirical fact is changing..... and let us see how it all shakes out. Much appreciated les deux. Fantastic summary Linsday. Thank you!

[@FriendlyPharmacy5]

🇨🇦Thank you for the comment - there is much to report on concerning our large country during this pandemic so I try to choose a different areas to report on each time. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@hagbard72]

The Pandemic shows how dependent other countries are on China, and we ought to be doing everything we can to stop this.

[@sonyaoz9328]

look up sloan kettering...covid medical shock....before in gets taken down !

[@nameremoved4010]

Wait until the vaxxed die from one of the wider variants by way of immune system cascade and the non-vaxxed fare less badly.

[@TheAsa1972]

Good luck with that , China owns 80% of the Worlds shipping ports They also produce 96 percent of the world’s shipping containers, more than 80 percent of the world’s ship-to-shore cranes, and own seven of the ten busiest ports in the world (including Hong Kong).

[@hagbard72]

@@TheAsa1972 Shows how important it is for other countries to act now. Start by imposing large import duties.

[@TheAsa1972]

@@hagbard72 The Elites have sold us out,You not find it strange that Myanmar has not been overcome with Covid once the Political leaders have been arrested

[@hagbard72]

No one is going to be held accountable for the LTC outbreaks in Ontario, that's just wishful thinking on her part. My 96 yo mother is in a "for profit" retirement home, there has been ONE case there, they've done a great job but they're now charging ridiculous fees for minor things ($30 for one load of laundry). She might need to move out to somewhere else.

[@MikeVeracity]

Time for the huge population of baby-boomers to unite, before it is too late.

[@paulavandenbroeck1333]

Thank you, Lindsay. 🇨🇦

[@FriendlyPharmacy5]

🇨🇦Most welcome

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

Thanks Docs John and Lindsey. Long-term and elder care home residents have suffered and died more than any other groups, I’m so glad my elderly parents are still in their own homes, and have had a dose of vaccine. How helpless and frightened the residents and staff, and associated families, must have been this last year, it makes me cry when I think about it.

[@andrewlilley3660]

That was all intentional on the part of governments, to think otherwise is folly.

[@icevoss9917]

Same here, my parents are sick but living in their own home.

[@andrewlilley3660]

Just shows some health care staff have more respect for their bodies than to allow an experimental substance into their veins. www.thetimes.co.uk/article/more-than-200-000-nhs-and-care-staff-have-not-had-covid-jab-7jz86lnww

[@andrewlilley3660]

The only thing that makes me want to cry is to think how gullible and compliant people have been in following crazy rules.

[@margarettt7675]

Here in Ontario my 90 year old Mom who not only lives at home, but is the primary caregiver for my ALS suffering brother has not had the opportunity to be vaccinated. Neither has my very ill brother. BUT AstraZeneca will be given to 60-65 year old people this week. And so Mom and my brother wait, and wait, and wait...

[@perf8247]

Congrats to 900k subscriber's , lots of good content

[@gmills5763]

The 900,000 smartest people on the planet!!! 😷😎🍺👍✔

[@carmac1652]

I know there's window locks that you can put the lock on where the window opens only 5 " .👍🇨🇦

[@BennyGeserit]

Window locks... The teachers should have been able to file grievance and then break the window until the grievance was heard. This is B.C. we're talking about.

[@carmac1652]

@@BennyGeserit I know it's BC I live in Ontario . and yes there's window locks I'm a building manager and we installed them on high rise buildings so they open only 5" so kid's don't fallout 👍🇨🇦

[@helenrnicholson]

Always really interesting to hear what Lindsay has to say

[@duncanmckeown1292]

I've got an 86 year old Aunt in rural Ontario...and her children have kept her fed and totally isolated from local towns! Can't blame my cousins!

[@margarettt7675]

What a caring family!!

[@gailmork53]

Ill be wearing my mask for a long time out in public

[@jennife333]

I will not. I am so done with masks. I am in BC.

[@johnsonpaul1914]

In my area if we see someone with a mask we automatically know they are not from this area of the upper midwest USA

[@markfcoble]

Fools galore! Guess you wear mask alone in car too? Why?

[@davidrockefeller2007]

Canada is making a vaccine facility in Montreal to be ready in the fall so we aren’t doomed long term.

[@mightyoaks9331]

And another facility in Quebec City and Saskatoon and Calgary.

[@davidrockefeller2007]

@@mightyoaks9331 oh didn’t know about that.

[@denisemanfre9542]

Canada had an Astrazeneca and Pfizer facility, but apparently the Steven Harper government git rid of them. Unbelievable

[@MdeKok-gv7wg]

In Holland the officials are not yet convinced of THE utmost role of good ventilation.

[@surfraptor]

My wife is teacher in the Netherlands. Most schools are aware of good ventilation.

[@MdeKok-gv7wg]

The management of the crisis could be much more effective, if the National Health Institute , the RIVM was aware of the utmost role of ventilation.

[@yourhealthinformer6948]

Don't tell me that! So, how are things there?

[@natsofatso1969]

Thank you for this in-depth Canada update 🇨🇦

[@25CarpeDiem]

"Blowing out a smell" 😂 every community needs a Dr Campbell

[@cloudie9druoid172]

That was hilarious when he said that 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MikeVeracity]

Such a great analogy!

[@pattilawrence6384]

I do appreciate you doing a Canada-centric episode. You putting the work into dissemination of data has been helpful for my overall well-being and need for information, even if I sometimes find it unsettling.

[@tonybloomfield5635]

I can't understand how Canada has not followed the example of Australia and New Zealand and almost eliminated the Covid19 virus.

[@JP-ks9nh]

We are locked up in our island . We can’t leave. Cant wait to get the fuck out of Australia to be honest

[@tonybloomfield5635]

@@JP-ks9nh Glad to see you leave

[@puddle_puddle]

@@incorectulpolitic Bit wordy mate.

[@zombiesir]

one word explains why, TRUDEAU .

[@toby9999]

Yes, our governments in Australia have done a pretty good job on balance with only the occasional misstep, mostly on Victoria. But there are those who moan about the restrictions, not realizing how damn fortunate they are to be here.

[@johnmauthner8857]

Wow, negligence in elder care homes is quite a statement for Canada.

[@sheilathailand1903]

It is. We are incensed. Covid has exposed many issues in our LTC homes that have been there for years.

[@bearcubdaycare]

Increased safety would be good. One thing that people don't recognize is that staff live in the community, so if there's community spread, it gets into the care homes.

[@TheCoolCookieKitchen]

I'm looking forward to having a good meal made for me by a restaurant and to hug and see my brother and his family without getting motion sickness on a screen. It's nice we get to legitimately can imagine it.

[@johnmauthner8857]

Good luck and God Speed to our Canadian friends up north.

[@zombiesir]

thank you sir , we certainly do need it.

[@changeshifter4852]

Thank you and same to you, neighbour :)

[@codoflife6115]

Thanks bro to you as well❤️💯

[@autonomousthought4106]

wait what? 5 years? no. sorry. we're not doing this that long here. i'd rather close our borders entirely and end it in our country. i don't care if that inconveniences anyone. we just need to get rid of it here then make people test negative if they want to enter, like we should have done last january

[@sleepsmartsmashstress740]

OK wait 6 years if you dont fancy 5 years? Rhats my projection and I DO know Trust me I m never wrong

[@robinmyman]

@@sleepsmartsmashstress740 😂

[@fransmith3255]

If we could just also rid the world of stupid people, like those who decide to screw windows shut in Canada, together with the anti-maskers and the conspiracy theorists. Then there's the worst ones of all, the ones who think it's completely inconvenient to make a dollar less money in income than they figure they should, and that nobody should tell them whether to fly across the world or not, and so, give their personal income and their personal freedom a higher priority than other people's lives. If we got rid of these people, we might have a chance, perhaps...

[@prndownload]

It'll never go because of persistent shedders. They never clear the virus and will continue to spawn and spread variants while often remaining asymptomatic.

[@nicolapegg6429]

I don't think it will ever really go, probably endemic like other seasonal flu.

[@dstrong86bluecoffee]

GOD BLESS YOU BOTH AND THE HEALTHCARE WORKERS AROUND THE WORLD FOR WORKING THRU ALL OF THIS !!!

[@justaguy1679]

I think the "ole doc" is a bit sweet on this Cannuk.

[@robinmyman]

Always professional.

[@sroberts605]

Well she is lovely - but really, meeting of minds!

[@bystander1668]

And vice versa

[@richardkendell4279]

@@karlhawkes He has a doctorate.

[@richardkendell4279]

@@karlhawkes Sorry you are just wrong. See this from Wiki "Doctor is an academic title that originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning.[1] The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb docēre [dɔˈkeːrɛ] 'to teach'. It has been used as an academic title in Europe since the 13th century, when the first doctorates were awarded at the University of Bologna and the University of Paris. Having become established in European universities, this usage spread around the world. Contracted "Dr" or "Dr.", it is used as a designation for a person who has obtained a doctorate (e.g., PhD). In many parts of the world it is also used by medical practitioners, regardless of whether they hold a doctoral-level degree."

[@vicki5811]

We are so close to our Canadian neighbors and hope for a smooth vaccination process.

[@CharlieNyberg]

Thank You both for your informative vlogs. So good to see and follow. Done so for a year now

[@passiflora1014]

Me too 🥰😻

[@shellylogan5594]

Living and working on a reserve in an isolated fly in only community. No potable water. Canada’s shame. Grateful for the vaccine and so far no one experiencing noticeable side effects. 2nd dose coming soon.

[@OfWavesAndWinds]

Why are isolated native communities vaccinated and people living in big cities where the spread is exponential are not? Trudeau's virtue signaling.

[@michaeldautel7568]

@@OfWavesAndWinds people in large cities have access to medical help whereas isolated communities do not. Why would that be virtue signalling? Are Native communities not worth looking after or is this more a case of misunderstanding our Country?

[@jamespower9190]

Hana...through underfunding, First Nations housing is way overcrowded, never mind the poor water supplies for these Reserves. Conditions are rife for devastating outbreaks. Further, if one person needs to medevacked from a fly-in Reserve to an urban hospital, the cost is between 10 and 25000 dollars. So, as a taxpayer, it is in your interest for First Nations people on reserves to not get Covid.

[@johnmauthner8857]

Because of the new UK variant, I await news from the CDC on the availability of a potential 3rd Pfizer booster.

[@justylex]

The Pfizer vaccine works fine on the UK variant. It is the South African variant that is pushing them to develop a booster.

[@markfcoble]

Most fools are waiting.

[@claurestrepo1561]

I love your interviews with Lindsay. Thank you for this

[@richardmurphy4648]

The generics in health... I first heard of this in 2000 at Hinxton ... I had given up asking my GP about progress!!

[@yukonchris]

I live in Yukon (Northern Canada). Things feel pretty much normal here. There are travel restrictions in place with requirements for self isolation for travelers who leave the territory. There are also mask requirements in place for all indoor public places. In terms of vaccinations, I believe that we are currently leading the nation, with about 50% of the population already having received at least one jab. We have had very few cases of Covid-19 in the Yukon, and only a very small number of community spread cases throughout this pandemic, all of which were caught quickly, and curtailed. Total number of cases here throughout this have only counted 71. I personally feel that our good luck has had much to do with our remoteness. It takes days to drive here by car, there is no rail service to the Yukon, and air travelers have generally been good, I think, at following quarantine rules. Overall, I think Yukon citizens have contributed a great deal to this success by being smart about how they have followed rules. I share my frustration with many Canadians regarding our country's lack of vaccine production capability. It's really a bit of a disgrace. On the other hand, I feel that the Yukon government has generally done a solid job.

[@bonniedevine1345]

Hello Yukon!

[@nursemarie4819]

I was looking at the Yukon and NWT’s vaccination numbers and the territories are way ahead of the rest of Canada

[@yukonchris]

@@nursemarie4819 True. To be fair though, we have a relatively small population in a fairly small number of communities. Those two factors probably make the whole process of communication and distribution much easier.

[@icevoss9917]

Canadian in New Zealand, thanks for the update...

[@annoyedaussie3942]

You chose a good place to hide from the virus.

[@london402]

thank you for highlighting the LTC home issues. Certain organizations and leaders must be held accountable for allowing so much death

[@zombiesir]

our region, Peterborough County is going back into red zone on Monday, thanks to a bunch of irresponsible student nurses getting together for a party ,we now have nearly 100 new cases including variants. we only just opened up 2 weeks ago after 8 week lock down.

[@timhooper1557]

8 week lockdown! lucky git! With luck like that get fishing!... Before Monday lol Here in the uk, i may never fish again! This feels like it's never going to end!

[@zombiesir]

@@timhooper1557 much of our area is rural , we had held our own fairly well over last year ,we had some of the lowest number of cases per population, not now though , thanks to these bright university students all hell is breaking out. as for fishing , there's about 3 feet of ice on the lakes around here , times are tough lol. be safe my friend and take care.

[@timhooper1557]

Sorry to hear things are tough for you at the moment. Hopefully by the time that ice has melted, some normalcy! 🤞 You stay safe too man, Cheers 👍

[@peacefuljourney4994]

if only IVM were widely given with every diagnosis, it's maddening

[@duncanjames914]

Thank you again for taking the time to provide an update on what is happening in my country. As Lindsay points out, the levels of restrictions and lockdowns vary by geography and population density. One thing is for sure, we are all getting tired of the lack of social interaction and miss group events (i.e hockey eh! ;-) ). I'm sure Sociologists will have a lot of material to study in the years to come. I believe we have reached a tipping-point whereby a new normal is emerging on how we interact. Remarkable.

[@annoyedaussie3942]

Nah thinks will revert back quickly, if I walked 500 metres down the road right now where have night clubs people will be lined up with about 30cm of social distancing and they allowed 1 person for 2 square metres inside I believe which isn't much space when you add in furniture. Watching videos of other countries looks strange to me, a bit like watching old videos of East Germany or The Soviet Union, especially the US with all queues for food, water, vaccines etc. , just a bit modernized the queues are often cars.

[@duncanjames914]

@@annoyedaussie3942 Behaviour in Canada is quite different than in the US. The numbers show that very clearly. By the time things do fully open up, new routines will be indelibly created as we anticipate the next pandemic. The experts all predicted this one and say that there will be another one.

[@123456wasp]

Gatineau, Quebec. still lockdown only certain essential stores and services are available. Curfew from 9:30 pm till 5:00 am. $1500 - $6000 fine for being out after curfew. Thank you. 🇨🇦😷👍

[@markusmaximus6636]

Sounds like living in a police state how horrible. I believe the vaccines are not necessary in prevention of such a small risk, especially when you consider that they are a novel, untested medical intervention. If these where typical attenuated viral vaccines that had received proper independent testing, especially longterm testing. These are novel and untested genetic procedures, they use manufactured RNA to stimulate your protein building mechanisms, to produce parts of the virus that the immune system can recognise. The much silenced and ignored issue here is that when these viral particles (spike proteins from the coronavirus) are ejected from the cytoplasm to the cell surface, they will act as signal that the cell is infected. The killer lymphocytes will respond by destroying the cell(s) that this occurs in. This has the potential to cause an immune overreaction (autoimmune disease) and has the potential to cause organ failure. Calling people an “anti-vaxx” is to play into the fear mongering that seek to both profit and control with this. I personally have had many vaccines for various reasons, but will not be taking this one. The risk of the virus does not justify the risk of the vaccine. Take care it’s going to get really bad over the next 5 winters as the vaccinated are exposed to wild mutations of the coronaviruses.

[@dominicread5261]

Mhm try Montreal 2 plus months 8pm to 5am

[@markfcoble]

Idiocy for low iQ folks!

[@markusmaximus6636]

@@markfcoble can I ask how states such as Texas and Florida are wide open. No masks, no social distancing. How does this work?

[@sarahperry3905]

Brilliant thank you both 😊👏👏 poor teachers , Ventilation is common sense we all grow up knowing this basic requirement when we are sick ...

[@sharonsloan]

Our grandparents and parents opened windows first thing to air the house. It's common sense, you'll have more bugs in stuffy air.

[@yourhealthinformer6948]

sure!

[@andrewhallam237]

Go with me on this. The UK varient should be allowed to dominate. The UK varient doesn't change the effectiveness of the vaccines. If the UK varient is dominant then the other varients that do lessen the effectiveness of vacines have no evolutionary advantage over the UK varient thus are less likely to get a foothold in countries where the UK varient is dominant thus saving more lives through effective vaccines.

[@justylex]

I agree with you on this! Here in Canada, we have all of the variants. It is inevitable that one of them will take over, and when that happens, I hope it is the UK variant.

[@michaeldautel7568]

@@justylex we have all the variants because Canadians brought them Home to us. Your grasp on epidemiology needs a lot of work. Andrew is also lacking in how the variants develop and what their danger is to all of us.

[@justylex]

@@michaeldautel7568 ummm....when in earth did I ever say anything about why we have the variants here???? What the hell are you even talking about??? I never said ANYTHING other than the simple fact that now that they are here, they are going to spread, and as that happens, if I were to chose, I would prefer it be the UK variant over the others as the vaccines appear to still have decent efficacy for the UK variant. Vaccine efficacy is a concern with the SA and Brazilian variants. Nobody ever said that any if the variants were a good thing. Your reading comprehension is lacking a little. I will assume that English is not your first language. Honestly, in an attempt to try to make yourself appear intelligent, all you managed to do is make yourself look stupid and a tiny bit of an arsehole😖🤦‍♀️

[@michaeldautel7568]

@@justylex you agreed with Andrew and so you paint yourself with the same brush. As to your choice epidemiology shows that you will have none. I think it is your reading comprehension that is lacking and which language I learned first is irrelevant. I still understand your first(English I assume) language better than you as you seem not to grasp what is written in plain english. Please hold your tongue in future.

[@justylex]

@@michaeldautel7568 omg🤦‍♀️. We were not even talking about epidemiology. We are talking about vaccine efficacy. It was a simple comment of what my PERSONAL preference would be. In no way did I ever say or suggest that I hold the power to control what actually happens🤣🤣🤣. I think you take yourself FAR too seriously. Lmao. Again, you are doing nothing but making yourself look like an know-it-all arsehole. If you are so terrified, get off of the computer and go hide under the bed.

[@dalehalliday3578]

from Ontario, this was very informative. Thank you Lindsay and John.

[@zzzATLzzz]

I canada the problem is putting emergency pandemic management in the hands of ministers of health - this needed to be managed by our EMO’s, from day one! Period

[@clifffraser7433]

I agree 100%. We could have done worse but the medical profession is simply looking after the medical profession - care homes and other institutions were simply ignored.

[@jasonvincent77]

I studied, lightly, mRNA vaccines at USC in the mid 90's while everyone was striving to find a vaccine for HIV... Not much help then but thanks heaven some companies kept utilizing the platform. 🥂

[@joannaa3927]

I have already told my students to dress up warmly on returning to class, as windows will be open again as in the autumn term.

[@ZeroMass]

Open windows is such a low rent idea.. the cold restricts blood flow in the nasal cavity making it easier for sars to get in. Not to mention that cold drops our immune system as our bodies focus on heating . Who's the genius who thought of this over air filtration? Canada has truly gone third world.

[@OceanFrontVilla3]

The school boards can't afford proper air filtration.. an air purifier for each class would cost at least $800 each.

[@ZeroMass]

@@OceanFrontVilla3 that's pathetic. No excuse for this.. apathetic liberals have been killing this country for decades. Guess a single human life being saved isn't worth filtration added to the existing climate systems. Keep the immigration numbers high though . We don't have a homeless problem, nor is there a need to improve existing infrastructure in the name of diversity. Wow. RIP Canada July 1 1867 - circa 1990

[@normanboyes4983]

Enjoyed that.👍 Any chance of getting guest speakers from other countries to join you and educate us all . Personally I would be pretty interested in an overview of Greece which according to the data I have seen looks as though it is heading for bad times. Low levels of testing, which appears to be neither systematic or comprehensive and a steadily increasing case rate against a backdrop of lockdown measures that are draconian (and most Brits would never accept). This at a time when they are making positive welcome messages to tourists (May+21).

[@clifftrewin1505]

We have been subject to second rate leaders for years and years

[@michaeldautel7568]

All brought by third rate Voters and entrenched political parties.

[@christinedutton2548]

Love Lyndsays updates. Very easy to understand and very informative

[@AshlynnSmells]

Thanks for doing a Canada update John :)

[@anthonydeacon881]

There is a very strong case for ensuring security of strategic supplies (of all sorts of things). This can be achieved by acquiring or maintaining indigenous strategic self sufficiency; very firm and guaranteed supply treaties with trustworthy and friendly regimes and/or precautionary stockpiling of strategic supplies. Countries cannot afford to be 'caught with their pants down' when the shit really hits the fan.

[@damianowens5066]

That was shocking what Lindsey said about the school windows being screwed down, the teacher's should go on strike! 🤨

[@qfragger]

Or get a screwdriver and open them. The teachers were striking before Covid and they'll strike after Covid.

[@fritsduisters8836]

Amazing Polly is from Canada and has a human opium about this issues!!!

[@Caperhere]

Dr. John, you should provide us a tip jar. Hey, Abbotsville. There’s more than one way to open windows.

[@veramae4098]

My local school district during the spike in energy crisis (decades ago) decided to lock the thermostates, and add central control. OK. Teachers quickly figured out we could put a wet paper towel over the thermostat and the cooling effect of evaporation would kick the heat on ... Good luck with the windows!

[@Mrs.TJTaylor]

You can donate very easily. Check the drop down info.

[@geofo60]

@@karlhawkes Every time someone writes the word Doctor in their comments, there you are. Don’t you have something else you could be doing ? Or is this how you spend your time, trolling through comments trying to p**s people off ?

[@changeshifter4852]

@@karlhawkes So you've squandered all of your credibility to possibly hurt Dr. Campbell's credibility? Hahahaha

[@paultraynorbsc627]

Thanks Lindsay 👍👍☀️☀️😻🐈

[@sroberts605]

What was that about AZ vaccines? It has a shelf life of 6 months, so I wonder where they're coming from - are these some of the doses not taken up by Europe or South Africa?

[@theopeterbroers819]

I guess from early manufacture. AZ started producing in June, 2020. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8391769/AstraZeneca-manufacturing-Covid-vaccine-three-countries.html

[@slyanover]

Covishield from the Serum Institute of India. It’s their name for the AstraZeneca vaccine.

[@stribika0]

I can't believe they are screwing the windows shut. It must be great to work with someone whose whole job is to make your life more difficult.

[@thebigcheese6606]

Hello , and thanks for the great videos.

[@yourhealthinformer6948]

This Dr is a blessing....that cool lady came to cool everything and shared good update from Canada, lol!

[@sheilameagher3675]

The 24 hour a day clinics would be amazing. Many of us (Canadians) work shift work or for multinationals (which requires odd hours).

[@johnmauthner8857]

I await the CDC guidelines for those who have received two Pfizer vaccines. I plan to go back to the gym on April 1, 2021 if it is within the guidelines.

[@markfcoble]

Good sheep!

[@johnmauthner8857]

@@markfcoble U r 2 funny.

[@rca6576]

The roll out in Canada has been handled provincially which was a cock up. The feds offered to handle it but, the Premiers refused. So then we had the U.S. backing out on a deal to ship vaccines to us so we're kind of stuck with AZ and J and J for most people. I don't feel nearly as safe with those two. Some have adjusted better than others. For example, if you have family nearby then you can at least stand in the yard six feet away and chat. If you don't live near your family this has been a lot harder.

[@nicholasripp386]

I just booked my jab 15. March, as I am within the age range for the next group here in the UK. Dont mind which I get and will update on effects. Stay safe all.

[@robertamorrison3462]

Spring is teasing us in South Dakota, so I'll have to crack the windows open for a bit in the afternoons. It's nice I hadn't thought I'd have much outside time until May.

[@vtee361]

Second !! Damn, to slow. !! Enjoyed the update 🇦🇺

[@Gicchinno]

The airport in Toronto Ontario and the hotels that are offering up the "quarantine" have come under fire and one person as falsified a negative test result. It's cheaper to accept the "ticket" of about $750 is cheaper than the hotel situation which has been a "bust" with MANY issues with it and complaints. More people are taking the tickets rather than going to a quarantine hotel. PM Trudeau has bungled this and will not close down the airports. It's lovely words but that's all that it is. What is to happen when the variants mutate?

[@Odonanmarg]

Lindsay, our 🇨🇦 failure to act has been very frustrating. I am actually quite angry at the situation here. I have considered removing authority from politicians and giving it to people like you and Dr. Campbell. I certainly don’t want Trudeau making decisions that affect my health.

[@denisemanfre9542]

I agree, Trudeau etc has let Canadians down I don't trust anything he says anymore tbh

[@matthewthiesen6098]

Gyms open all year in BC. No issues unless the advice was not followed (masks, tracing, clean surfaces). Bonnie is so smart and fair

[@guitarhand3205]

Sorry, but Lindsay doesn't seem abreast of the situation in her own backyard in BC. BC is on a significant upward trajectory and has had 2 continuous weeks of the 7 day moving average creeping upward and now has the highest per capita case rates in the country. The cases rates in BC are almost the highest they have been in 2 months. The BC restrictions are incredibly uneven and misinformed and have been in place for 4 months without any real effect in bringing levels down. Socializing outdoors is prohibited, yet pubs are open and packed. High schools are fully open without an in class mask mandate but universities are fully closed and planned to be closed even in the upcoming fall. There are recommendations against travel but there are increases in travel options like ferries made available for all of the holidays. Adult athletics are completely shutdown but young adult sports teams are practicing and gyms are open. Etc. BC also has significant growth in the number of cases due to variants of concern with almost 50 cases reported today.

[@watershedbarbie9685]

Yup. I live in Creston, B.C, and it seems as if NOTHING has shut down. And people are still travelling to B.C from all over Canada to recreate.

[@therobertsonadventures]

I agree the situation in BC is not good due to poor leadership. Our PHO is on a book tour with a book she wrote about the beginning of the pandemic. She needs to focus on her job the pandemic isn’t over! She still barely acknowledges that COVID is airborne.

[@watershedbarbie9685]

@@therobertsonadventures She's on BOOK TOUR!!!???? Good God! I did not know that.Well, I hope she gets her fifteen minutes of fame. Don't know how else she could do it.

[@eatingarainbow1]

@@watershedbarbie9685 It's unbelievable @watershedbarbie but it's true. Her book is called Be Kind Be Calm Be Safe...it's the tagline she has ended all her tv updates with...such a ridiculous thing for a PHO to be such a publicity hound. I could understand writing a book AFTER the pandemic is fully over to reflect and share her experience of it but our cases in BC are rising, school age children cases are going up even though it can be challenging to get them tested, and apparently she only has time to do two in person updates a week. With Spring Break coming up in 2 weeks things, variants doubling weekly and total open travel BC is in trouble. We already have seen many reports of visitors coming to our province from Alberta and Quebec because school Spring Breaks are staggered throughout the country and BC is the "best" place to come because we have very little restrictions on tourist type things like eating in restaurants and heading up to our ski hills. What a mess. Meanwhile Bonnie is out giving interviews peddling her book.

[@watershedbarbie9685]

@@eatingarainbow1 I was never impressed with her from day one. She seemed really insipid, kind of like some sort of minion, taking orders from higher ups. I never listened to a single word she said. I educated myself. No, of course I didn't become an overnight virologist, lol, but I started reading books about past outbreaks, (there were tons on my scribd subscription) and using my own head to extrapolate.I have been wearing N95 masks for 13 months, only going out for groceries, and staying to myself. It's awful, and I hate it, but we certainly aren't getting any help to end this from officials, so I guess its up to us.I guess Andrew Cuomo is also writing a book. Weird. I say: "It's not over, 'til it's over."

[@iangill8984]

Canada. Problems with not manufacturing PPE, dont manufacture their own vaccines, going to a four month gap between first and second jabs, issues with some people not following the restrictions, problems in care homes. Some of this sounds familiar, not just to us but across the globe.

[@iangill8984]

@Bruce Sanders Interesting, as I said, similar issues across the globe.

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

We eradicated smallpox, but willingness to receive vaccines has greatly declined since then, at least in the US.

[@kitno5]

I have my scar under my arm.

[@andrewlilley3660]

Best news I have heard all day.

[@shenizleanne8767]

Great to see Lyndsey again, sad and disappointing to hear Canada isn’t being supplied with sufficient Covid vaccines☹️ where other countries have crazy amounts and are not sharing until their population are sorted 👎🏼caring and sharing the vaccine now will guide us to being Covid free a lot quicker and less variants will mutate🦠💉

[@OceanFrontVilla3]

The fewer vaccines, the fewer the vac deaths and side effects. There's Ivermectin, cheap and safe.

[@saragonmcenany6229]

Big up Lindsay

[@SafireThompson]

Canadian government just announced 2nd dose vaccine delays of 4 months which means everyone aged 16+ will be able to get their first dose of either mRNA vaccine by the end of June. I’m very happy with this decision and think it’s the right one considering our situation. Most vaccine booster shots are given at 6-month intervals anyway so this move makes lots of sense! Hopefully other countries in our situation will consider doing the same!!

[@yvonneray6436]

Seems to me that France is on its way to a spike. Any info for us? Really enjoy the information you provide. Would rather watch you than read the other conflicting reports.

[@robinmyman]

Doc speaks frequently of your pathetic Government.

[@yvonneray6436]

@@robinmyman I don’t think that remark is good thank you

[@cansurvivor4495]

@15:27 "I'm cautiously optimistic" Is there a more Canadian term than this? We use it all the time in Canada, usually regarding the economy; I rarely hear it used elsewhere.

[@walterego6584]

I think the Nurse/PhD has a little crush.

[@eugeniebreida1583]

That would be only natural. She's fab.

[@1NewYorkBestseller]

Why?

[@MacMoonie]

We have kept our schools open (Saskatchewan, Canada) and it IS concerning that the kids are STILL crowded in tables of 3 or 4 with less than 2 feet between them! I understand that they were NOT prepared --- elementary schools here DON'T have individualized desks so they do what they can -- and its amazing that there isn't more spread here.

[@johnsonpaul1914]

not really amazing. The data is there that children just are not affected that much. also transfer from child to adult is quite low