Tag Archives: Vaccination
Was It A Mistake?
Another unfinished post, this one from August 2021. I realize I have several pandemic-related posts that I didn’t finish, for one reason or another. COVID-19 dominated public consciousness like nothing else in my lifetime, It still shows up in the headlines fairly frequently. In many countries, the rate of people getting vaccinated against COVID-19 has […]
Words Matter
It was a friend in the United Kingdom who mentioned it. “I see your Prime Minister is lying again.” I hadn’t seen the interview. So I looked it up. Turns out Justin Trudeau didn’t lie in this instance. He said very clearly that he didn’t force anyone to be vaccinated against COVID-19, that the millions […]
Questions Canadians Won’t Ask
Returning after a four-year absence, there is a sense that this is not the Canada I left. Maybe it is the pandemic, but it feels like there is something more. I’ve been asking questions, pointing out absurdities, and people are staring at me as if I am from another planet. There is a climate of […]
Great Minds Think Alike
Smaller minds too. Look at the numbers from earlier today when I tried to book a COVID-19 vaccination using the Province of Onatrio’s online booking system. Your number in line: 3546798Number of users in line ahead of you: 50621Expected arrival time on the website: 8:51 AM ESTYour estimated wait time is: 54 minutes Do I really believe there are three-and-a-half […]
Vaccination Day
I’m not an anti-vaxxer, but I will confess to being a vaccine skeptic, at least where the various COVID-19 vaccinations are involved. Despite that, I’ll be getting my first shot today. To say I do so against my better judgement is perhaps putting it too strong. I have weighed the options, looked at the information […]
Thursday’s COVID Smiles
These days we all need something to laugh at – or with. But if we, did people would complain about our leaders jumping the queue. Though during a pandemic, wouldn’t we want to make sure the people in charge could do their job?
The Epidemic
North America has been seized by a measles hysteria. Should I admit I have never received the measles vaccination? Or would that admission cause panic? In Ontario there have been 15 cases reported (in a population of about 10 million) and that fact leads the radio newscasts. I am a little puzzled about that. I […]
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