The COVID-19 pandemic

[jeffster]

And I would just like to say, that it remains frustrating that part of the triage critieria is not "was at an anti-masker rally yesterday"...those hateful spiteful people should NEVER be in an ICU ahead of someones loved ones who didn't intentionally indanger innocent people.

Normally, the medical profession avoids conditioning care on behaviour. For example, they treat lung cancer in a smoker (who almost certainly caused their own cancer) just as vigorously as prostate cancer (normally not much if at all influenced by behaviour). But if the medical system is overwhelmed as a direct result of certain individuals’ behaviour, it would be bizarre not to attempt to prioritize innocent victims over the perpetrators. Enough already.

As much as I dislike the anti-maskers, and anti-vaccers for that matter, we still have to treat people equally when it comes to hospitalizations. Otherwise, you're going down a very slippery slope:

1) Someone who speeds vs someone that didn't.
2) A jaywalker.
3) Someone who's a heavy drinker.
4) Someone who's obese.
5) A smoker.
6) A drug addict.
7) Someone involved in higher risk activity (including sports like hockey, football, boxing).

Just to name a few. To add to that, doctors do take an oath.

As for these demonstrations against what the province is doing, and anti-maker rallies: something to keep in mind, these events are outdoor. There is very little evidence to suggest outdoor spread. For greater context, the Texas Rangers allowed for a full-house for the Toronto @ Texas home opener. Amount of covid from that game? Zero.

People are getting sick because they work a large factories and warehouses. You have illegal gathers. You have large families in single homes (Brampton). You have international travel for any reason, pleasure, business, or family and is 100% responsible for all the variants in Canada today.There are other reasons too, but their not from "holding an event outside" or skateboarding at a skate park, crowded dog parks, or whatever.