The COVID-19 pandemic

[Acitta]

While I agree that for the most part it's snake oil, though many would disagree with that, but technically and legally they're still "doctors" and have similar training.

Either way, though, for those that swear by ND and chiro's and those belonging to the teachers union, we still have a gap of unvaccinated.

What is worrying is that potentially we'll need boosters or perhaps even new vaccines, as it appears covid-19 won't be going away as more breakthrough cases occur. This is an issue. It's an issue for those that aren't anti-vaxxers, but have a real fear of needles (such as my daughter) and it takes everything for them to get a shot, this is bad news. It's also bad because of those anti-vaxxers, who will continue to spread the virus, along with those vaccinated, like, do we want another lockdown? I don't think we'll go back there, but I don't see us getting out of the woods anytime soon, even with vaccines, lockdowns, masking and social distancing.

Not spreading fear, just keeping on top of news.

Also personally I think its important to distinguish between naturopaths and homeopaths. Our naturopathic doctor is obviously not someone we'd see for say a broken arm, but they are fantastic for other health related issues. Our naturopath can administer shots, do a whole series of health related tests, give us information on the levels of vitamins and metals in our bodies and help us supplement that correctly. They can also write prescriptions amongst many other things. 

For me personally, had it not been for my naturopath I would not have known I was vitamin B and D deficient, I would not have easily found out about the fact that I had lyme or been able to easily access the drugs I needed to treat it in both the short and long term. I was able to get IVs when I was really sick and B shots to bring my levels back to normal. These are all things that I wouldn't have been able to access or access easily had it not been for our naturopath. Homeopathy is a different story however. 

Our naturopath has also been strongly encouraging vaccinations.

The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine teaches homeopathy as part of its curriculum, as well as other questionable things like traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture.