Trudeau's Crystal Ball Says Covid is Not Done With Us...Demands Canadians Booster Up.
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Summary
As winter approaches, there is a real risk of another COID epidemic in Canada. We need to ensure that everyone is up to date in their vaccinations, especially those who haven't had a dose in a while. New vaccines are available this month that are tailored against omicron, which will provide better protection.
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The things to remember is COVID is not done with us yet.
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We might want to be done with it, but it's still around.
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And yes, we have a lot more tools, a lot more understanding, a lot more knowledge on how
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to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe that have allowed us to get back to regular
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life in a lot of ways for a whole bunch of people.
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But we also know that as winter comes and as people get pushed back indoors, there is
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One of the best things we can do to prevent that wave, prevent the pressure on our healthcare
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system, prevent provinces from having to take decisions around restrictions and mandates
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is to ensure that everyone is up to date in their vaccinations.
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The recommendation is, you should be up to date in your vaccinations if you have had a dose
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Everyone who has been a while since their vaccination should look at the fact that we have new vaccines
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coming out this month that are tailored against Omicron that will provide better protection
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and everyone should get out and get vaccinated.
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If we are able to hit that 80, 85, 90% of Canadians up to date in their vaccinations, we'll have
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a much better winter with much less need for the kinds of restrictions and rules that were
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so problematic for everyone over the past years.
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But every step of the way, government's responsibility is to keep people safe, to prevent our healthcare
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And that's where individuals choosing to make sure they're up to date in their vaccinations
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with these new vaccines is going to help us all.