[pastarocket]

I don't think that our federal government and our BC government are over reacting with Omicron.

Yes, the number of deaths due to Omicron around the world, are low,...for now.

Let's see what the daily case counts are by Christmas, New Year's Eve, and mid January.

-was listening yesterday closely to what Dr. Henry said about the best and worst case scenarios for Omicron based on computer modelling.

Our government officials make decisions partly based on what infectious disease experts, and scientists tell us about Omicron.

If the docs and scientists say that this variant is much more contagious compared to Delta, I believe them. Case doubling rate is 3 days for Omicron. Thirty four days for the Delta variant.

Dr. Henry: Best case scenario for BC: 1000 daily cases by mid January
Worst case scenario for BC: 2000 daily cases by December 29th
1500 daily cases by December 25th.

Dr. Teresa Tham: 26,000 daily cases across Canada by mid January.

If shit does hit the fan and we do see these daily case numbers because of Omicron in 2 to 4 weeks time, then it's definitely prudent for officials in various levels of government to take action to limit the spread of this variant now.

If the computer models overshoot the actual daily case numbers, then that's a win win for everyone.

If not, then I would be very angry in late December, and January, "Why the fuck did Turd and Horgan not take measures faster and earlier in December to stop the spread of Omicron??"

For example, measures such as increasing the rate of booster shot rollout across each provinces. -Increasing the availability of rapid test kits for people in all provinces.

-pretty stupid not to take some preventative measures now against Omicron if you ask me.

It's the government's job to protect public health and the well being of Canadians, AND the responsibility of each person in Canada to protect themselves and others from Covid and its variants.