Sadly there are a minority of people here who think that people wanting to follow where the data leads are actually demanding permanent masks and restrictions.
Saskatchewan To Drop All Proof Of Vaccination Mandates Starting Sunday Feb 13
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the funny thing is we got vaccinated specifically to return back to normal. So who is that that really wants to prolong things as much as possible?
Thats why the majority of the population got the jab. Once again the politicians lied to us. We did what they fucking asked of us, now they need to stop fuxking with our livesthe funny thing is we got vaccinated specifically to return back to normal. So who is that that really wants to prolong things as much as possible?
Time to vote the fat prick out of power.
I wasn't lied to.
The problem isn't the politicians, it's the unvaxxed who continue to slow the reopening. Thankfully vaccinations are so high that we can now begin to consider reopening, no thanks to the unvaxxed.
Those 10% mean nothing, they will NEVER get it. Who the f cares if they get sick and die. I say let them. At the end of the day very little will happen to them if they get sick, most will recover with ZERO impact
Time to move forward.
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Manitoba to drop capacity limits next week, eliminate mask mandates by mid-March
Proof of vaccination requirement to be eliminated March 1
Proof of vaccination requirement to be eliminated March 1
Manitoba will eliminate capacity limits for many businesses and other venues starting Tuesday as the province further loosens public health orders and eliminate mask requirements on March 15.
The province also intends to remove all proof of vaccination requirements on March 1, which means vaccination cards will no longer be needed.
All restrictions will end March 15, Premier Heather Stefanson said at a Friday morning news conference.
"Today we offer hope to those who have been waiting for a long time to see that light at the end of the tunnel," she said.
"The restrictions have placed many burdens on Manitobans, and now that we see the pressure of our hospital systems starting to ease, it's our responsibility of government to ease those restrictions on Manitobans."
On Tuesday, pandemic capacity limits will be dropped for restaurants, licensed premises, entertainment venues, indoor and outdoor sporting events and casinos and gatherings at private residences.
They will also be removed for outdoor public gatherings.
Indoor public gathering limits will be removed if proof of vaccination is required to enter. If not, the limit will be 50 people.
Anyone age 12 to 17 who is participating in indoor sports and recreation will no longer be required to provide proof of vaccination or recent testing.
Also as of Tuesday, unvaccinated close contacts of a person who tests positive for COVID-19 will no longer be required to self-isolate.
Public health continues to recommend self-isolation for people who live in a household with someone who has symptoms or tests positive for COVID-19, but it will no longer be required.
Self-isolation requirements for people entering the province will also be discontinued. However, anyone travelling from international destinations will continue to be required to meet requirements under the federal Quarantine Act.
Public health orders restricting travel to northern Manitoba remain in place.
"Based on the information and data monitored by public health, we are seeing strong signals that the Omicron wave has peaked and is now having a reduced impact here in Manitoba," said Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba's chief provincial public health officer.
"So we are certainly turning the corner in the pandemic."
The province also intends to remove all proof of vaccination requirements on March 1, which means vaccination cards will no longer be needed.
All restrictions will end March 15, Premier Heather Stefanson said at a Friday morning news conference.
"Today we offer hope to those who have been waiting for a long time to see that light at the end of the tunnel," she said.
"The restrictions have placed many burdens on Manitobans, and now that we see the pressure of our hospital systems starting to ease, it's our responsibility of government to ease those restrictions on Manitobans."
On Tuesday, pandemic capacity limits will be dropped for restaurants, licensed premises, entertainment venues, indoor and outdoor sporting events and casinos and gatherings at private residences.
They will also be removed for outdoor public gatherings.
Indoor public gathering limits will be removed if proof of vaccination is required to enter. If not, the limit will be 50 people.
Anyone age 12 to 17 who is participating in indoor sports and recreation will no longer be required to provide proof of vaccination or recent testing.
Also as of Tuesday, unvaccinated close contacts of a person who tests positive for COVID-19 will no longer be required to self-isolate.
Public health continues to recommend self-isolation for people who live in a household with someone who has symptoms or tests positive for COVID-19, but it will no longer be required.
Self-isolation requirements for people entering the province will also be discontinued. However, anyone travelling from international destinations will continue to be required to meet requirements under the federal Quarantine Act.
Public health orders restricting travel to northern Manitoba remain in place.
"Based on the information and data monitored by public health, we are seeing strong signals that the Omicron wave has peaked and is now having a reduced impact here in Manitoba," said Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba's chief provincial public health officer.
"So we are certainly turning the corner in the pandemic."
Still waiting for your reply.
Guess you now know how useless those rapid tests are at detecting Omicron LOL
tests are far from useless. But yes, pick up omicron less well (less sensitive) than they did delta. Two tests 48h apart are better than one.
And a positive test is quite reliable, so useful in that the person can realize they have covid, and act accordingly. Say it picks up 60% of active infections, that means those people will be much less likely to transmit virus. Frequent surveillance testing in high risk settings could prevent outbreaks from happening in hospital, LTC etc.
In a totally unscientific survey, I now know about a dozen people who have had covid. All tested positive on rapid tests. In one case the test was negative very early (minimal symptoms) but a couple days later became positive.
Testing is unless in the general population. Why do you think all of Canada hit the brakes hard for PCR testing. They know it does nothing to stop or slow the spread. Sucks that some here on terb think it is still needed
It is being used primarily to ID those in high risk settings and hospitals if they have covid or some other aliment that needs to be treated
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We stopped pcr testing because the demand was outstripping capacity. Notice that the recommendation if you had covid symptoms was to assume you have it and isolate, so you didn’t spread it, not “don’t worry and go about your life as usual?”
There no longer is a demand for PCR Testing since the holidays are over. The testing was overloaded because families wanted to get together decided the best thing to do was to get everyone tested.
Soon the Feds will stop PCR testing for travellers.
Like I said before, it is sad that some on terb think that testing magically stops the spread. It does nothing.
The vast majority is vaxed. The small minority who are not vaxed, most probably, already had COVID. We are as close to the herd immunity as possible. Why the hell we so desperately need the remaining 15% to get vaxed (most of the had some immunity from having COVID in the past anyway) and why the hell we still have all these restriction??? The small unvaxed minority is not a danger for vaxed people.
Studies published by whom? Moderna, Pfizer, the bastards who have the most to gain by making vaccines.
Funny how some on terb want the mandates and masking to last indefinitely. Once the mandates are lifted feel free to keep wearing your masks
Totally wrong.
The massive wave of omicron swamped testing capacity. Testing was stopped at the end of the holidays. Furthermore, before cutting back on testing, people could not just walk in and get a test at a public health testing site because they wanted to. Testing was being done for symptoms and close contacts.Of course nobody think testing stops spread “magically”. Who would be dumb enough to say that?? What stops spread is isolating those with positive tests, and tracing their contacts.
They already stopped contract tracing as Omicron is so wide spread.Totally wrong.
Of course nobody think testing stops spread “magically”. Who would be dumb enough to say that?? What stops spread is isolating those with positive tests, and tracing their contacts.
Mandates and needless limits on capacity etc will soon be ending no matter how much you want them to remain in place.
The Raptors are expecting to be at FULL capacity in a months time
Yes. As I said, testing (and therefore tracing) was stopped because the capacity to do it was swamped. I’m glad you agree.
That is what I said, the number of people being tested peaked around the holidays as people went in droves to get tested as they wanted to spend time with their families.Totally wrong.
Of course nobody think testing stops spread “magically”. Who would be dumb enough to say that?? What stops spread is isolating those with positive tests, and tracing their contacts.
Right after they hit the brakes on PCR Testing. It ended Dec 31, 2021.
