A national non-profit group called the Canadian Covid Society launched on Wednesday, with co-founders saying the organization is needed as public health agencies have pulled back on COVID-19 prevention measures and awareness campaigns.
"I feel in some ways we're filling a gap where public health has left open," Dr. Joe Vipond, one of the society's five co-founders, said at a news conference.
COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death across Canada in 2022, behind heart disease and cancer, it says. " one foot is in politics, one foot is in medicine. But right now, the public doesn't want to think about this. Politicians don't want to think about this. And public health has to respond to that," said Pirzada, who is an emergency doctor based in Toronto.
"We have foundations for heart disease. We have foundations for cancer, but we need a group dedicated to fighting COVID-19," said Pirzada. The society hopes to generate funding through donations and grants that will pay staff members. It has not received any government funds to date, he said. "Our government continues to manage the virus in an endemic state. Albertans are encouraged speak with their primary care provider if they have questions and concerns related to COVID-19 and other personal health matters.”
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