We cannot allow our government or the chief medical officer of Saskatchewan to shut down our economy again.
Please allow me to explain. When the world first learned about the virus COVID-19 our government and health officials made predictions about how things would play out. The worst-case scenario being that 400,000 people would contract the virus and there would be a cumulative death count of over 8000 lives lost. The low range of this scenario would have had 153, 000 people contract the virus and over 3000 lives would be lost. The government and health authorities told us to stay home and flatten the curve so our health care system would not be overwhelmed.
Now fast forward to October, 7 months later, and we are nowhere near the low end for the predictions this government made yet we are still in a state of emergency. There have only been 25 deaths and not one hospital or health region has been overwhelmed yet we are still being held hostage by this government. Why? Just recently Dr. Shahab said “Even with increasing community transmission rates we still have the power to effect change, to flatten that curve, but it means all residents have to do their part to help keep their friends and family safe.” Dr. Shahab is threatening to lock down parts of our economy once again. Are you kidding me? Does this not infuriate anyone else? Flatten the curve again?
No Dr. Shahab, we do not need to flatten the curve again or lock down again. In fact, you need to tell the truth. The fact is we are in a position where we are now counting cases and not deaths. We are also told recently that COVID-19 affects people of all ages. There are currently two people in hospital age 20-39 and four people in hospital age 40-59. What Dr. Shahab is not telling us is what underlying conditions these people have? Also, is the admission of patients in this age category different from a regular flu season? Would these same people have ended up in hospital with or without COVID-19? There is a lot of fear mongering going on and it’s disappointing to see this from our Chief Medical Officer. We are not being given the entire picture.
The policies and mandates that are being put forth are to control the citizens of Saskatchewan. How is it that more people than ever are wearing masks, including our children, and yet the “infection rate” is still high. Well that’s because masks don’t work and there are many studies to prove that they are ineffective. Why is the government or Dr. Shahab not telling us about the high false positive rate with the COVID-19 test? Part of our government’s and Dr. Shahab’s job is to provide unbiased scientific data, collecting and implementing of that data for the greater good so that the policies that are made benefit the majority of the people. The fact is, is that this virus is very bias to a specific portion of the population and that is not being considered here. If you are older than 65 then you may need to take some extra precautions. However, that message is not being given.
As a citizen of Saskatchewan, I am absolutely appalled and more of us should be. We know more about COVID -19 today than 7 months ago and yet our government and Dr. Shahab continue on their fear mongering campaign. Their policies are leading to an increase in depression, anxiety, suicide, hopelessness, loss and reduction of medical services and the list goes on.
Dr. Shahab, please remember that restricting the movement of the sick is called quarantine, however restricting the movement of the healthy is called tyranny.
-- C Kalra
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