By Pepper Parr
December 21st, 2023
BURLINGTON, ON
This is not a good number.
It never really went away – it just got less intensive for a period of time.
It seems to have returned with a bit of a vengeance – at that time of year when people gather with family. Make masks mandatory – you won’t regret it.
The winter flu adds to the problems we face. If you have not had the most recent vaccine – get it done.
The best information local health authorities have is testing waste water on a regular basis. The graph below shows what the testing tells us.
The trend tells the health authorities what waste water testing tells them.
There hasn’t been anything from the Regional Health department – disappointing.
American media have been broadcasting on a regular basis – yes they tend to overdo it – but the evidence is there. Link to what the Americans are broadcasting.
The Gazette will track what we learn from the Regional web site. We’ve been through this before – we know what to do – just do it.
City hall has experienced at least one mild outbreak with members of Council experiencing some discomfort – something they don’t make any mention of – the last meeting of the year for Council was a virtual event.
I work in a retail environment and have started wearing a mask again. The number of people who are sick is astonishing, both employees and customers. You don’t have to isolate now or even wear a mask if sick. It’s recommended but there is no way to mandate it. I suspect that the peak for illness will come in 2 to 3 weeks after the crowds shopping, and families celebrating the holidays. It is not going to be pretty, especially with a low vaccine rate with the latest booster.