A fourth wave for whom? CBC News - worth a peek methinks . . .

[Worried2020]

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A fourth wave for whom?

CBC News · Posted: Aug 25, 2021 7:05 PM ET | Last Updated: August 26

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/a-fourth-wave-for-whom-1.6153610?cmp=DM_PROG_PopNow_TWN

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world, and epidemiologists warn of a dangerous fourth wave, British Columbia and Manitoba have brought back indoor mask mandates. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press)

Epidemiologists are warning of rising caseloads and a dangerous fourth wave of COVID-19 — just when many people thought life was finally getting back to normal. This week, several provincial governments changed their pandemic policies in response. Both British Columbia and Manitoba brought back indoor mask mandates.

Today on Front Burner, Raywat Deonandan, an epidemiologist at the University of Ottawa, explains just how bad the fourth wave could get — and how he hopes we can mitigate it.

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Click on the frontburner thingie with the play button - just an audio file, no video, but the discussion is right on, imo.

There are musical interludes which are a bit irritating, but the discussion is captivating for anyone that believes we are a long way from beating this virus.

I do.



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[JanMichael]

1. I thought we were on our second here in North Carolina.

The reality is this is going to become an endemic instead of pandemic. People are just going to have to get used to get wearing masks. And getting booster shots just like the flu until covid finally becomes more like the flu and doesn't put so many in the hospital/ICU or change your sense of smell or literally make you stupid or make your kidneys fail or f****** your lungs permanently.

[Worried2020]

2. We're into our 4th here in Ontario.

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Looking at the graphs on https://www.thestar.com/ (paywall, but you can still scroll down until you find the graph) it looks we are rising above the first wave, but nowhere near the second and third.

yet.

Now our kids are getting it -

AND WE'RE SENDING THEM BACK TO SCHOOL!

Frigadee -

We may be the most invasive creature on the planet, but we sure ain't the brightest

(sigh)

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