Jason Kenney kept referring to COVID-19 as “a strain of influenza” this week – it’s not.
“A lot of people take that at face value if they’ve had the flu vaccine — maybe they think they’re protected,” he said.At the start of the pandemic, there was lots of analysis around the key differences. While symptoms are similar between the two, the ways the viruses spread and attack the body are different and, as Cann noted, the flu vaccine does not protect against COVID-19. , influenza is much less deadly than COVID-19.
I was not trying to provide a comprehensive scientific exposition on the nature of this disease but rather that I believe Alberta has done very well.That’s one of the reasons why we’re being encouraged to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 now, when we aren’t usually encouraged to do so during flu season. That’s because COVID-19 has a greater risk of severe symptoms.
Even Alberta’s top doctor’s stance has diverged from that of the premier. During media appearances this week, chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw reiterated COVID-19 is much more dangerous. “While this is often compared to influenza, our current COVID-19 death toll of 142 in Alberta is one and a half times higher than the highest annual influenza death number in the last five years.” she said Thursday. “And we have never taken such measures to prevent influenza from circulating.”“COVID-19 causes severe disease in a higher percentage of cases than seasonal influenza.
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