Hey folks.
I think surviving the next several months will be all about balance: balancing chronic stress with healthy eating, regular sleep, daily exercise and daily safe connections with other people.....along with positive thoughts and practising gratitude and for me, on my knees in prayer. Why? Because believe it or not, in the next several months, WE will have control of the virus, not the other way around. By the end of June, there will be enough vaccines for all of us. This is way ahead of the original predictions of September as the date by which all of us would be offered a vaccine.
As of today, 6,518,600 doses have been given in Canada. That's translates into 15.2 % of the the Canadian population that have received at least one dose. This is a good link to follow Canada's progress:
More than 2.5 million people in Ontario have received a vaccine which is almost 20 % of the population!! Check out this link to follow the vaccination progress in this province:
Canada is set to receive 1,019,070 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and 855,600 doses of the Moderna vaccine in the next week along with 500,000 of the AstraZeneca vaccine. That's almost 2.2 million million doses following a peak of more than 3 million doses last week.
We expected 6 million doses in the first three months of 2021. We received 9.5 million. In the next three months, Canada is set to receive one million doses of the Pfizer vaccine every week until the end of May when the supply will ramp up to two million a week in June.
By Canada day, Canada is set to receive 44 million doses of the Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines.
The infrastructure is here. The mass vaccination clinics are ready as are many pharmacies and doctors offices.
So breathe.
We've got this.
The variants will not take control if we stay the course but right now, "Younger Canadians are getting sick, really sick."
People in their 20's and 30's are on life support and if they survive, many will end up with longterm debilitating symptoms.
In Ontario, nearly 500 people are in the ICU and 210 admitted in the last week were under the age of 50.
The P1 variant ( the Brazil variant) which is spreading on the west coast is even more transmissible with a higher risk of serious illness than the B.1.1.7 variant that now makes up the majority of new cases in Ontario. BUT the vaccines are still effective at neutralizing this virus's ability to cause severe illness.
Here is what happens when we get to 50 % of the population vaccinated. My son lives in San Francisco. He received his second dose of the Pfizer vaccine last week. California has reached a 50 % vaccination rate and is expected to reach 75 % by May. They are planning on hosting concerts and live events this summer open to people who have been vaccinated. We'll talk about the ongoing debate of proof of vaccination in another post. That's a contentious issue.
The UK was devastated by the the B.1.1.7 variant. Now after a remarkable mass vaccination campaign, London a city of 9 million individuals, has had no deaths for two days in the past week, and today, after a 4 month lockdown, the country has made plans to start reopening. That's us in two months. Two months.
We know what we need to do and we have proven that we can do it. Wear a surgical level 2 mask or a good quality three-layer cloth mask with a layer of polypropylene at all times when you are in public. Be careful on those trails. If people are close to you, put the mask on. Avoid absolutely any gathering inside. I am not going to specify this. We know this recommendation well. Households members only inside.....PERIOD. I would avoid gathering outside right now. I went for a beautiful walk with a close friend today. We stayed six feet apart and we wore masks.
Just to be safe, put that mask on.
Enjoy the sun, the dawn of spring, the greening of nature. Focus on the good, stay in the moment, practise gratitude and acknowledge that you have the inner strength and resilience to persist for just a bit longer. And if you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out.
Tomorrow night is our 9th Finding the Balance during COVID-19 webinar. Our guest is our medical officer of health, Dr. Nicola Mercer. This event will calm your soul and reassure you that everything is going to be alright.
Click here to register:
My next post will discuss conspiracy theories, our greatest threat to conquering COVID-19. Vaccines are safe and effective. Please question anyone who is suggesting otherwise.
Anne-Marie
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