New COVID strain, 70% easier to spread.

[GW11]

Here's some food for tin foil hat thought...

Everybody seems to be forgetting that viruses change and mutate, essentially becoming "new variants" all the time. By April there were at least 30 variants of COVID-19 already identified. Why is this new variant making all the news? I think it's because people are starting to disregard public health rules so we need something to get people back in line. A "more contagious new variant" might do that.

If you want to put any faith in actual science, this virus (whatever variant you like) is already around 5x easier to catch now than it was in the summer because of the drop in relative humidity (RH). There are other studies like this one out there, humidity is a real factor in transmission, but this isn't being talked about.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/release...0818094028.htm

Why is information like this being ignored? If you take relative humidity into account for a climate like Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba... "continental" climate, you can see why we had an easy summer and are now struggling with "case counts". The air itself has made the virus easier to catch, and it goes hand in hand with how other cold and flu viruses work when things get cool and dry.

Viruses have worked to become more efficient at what they do since the dawn of life on the planet, a "new variant" is not news. This virus came from an animal originally, it makes total evolutionary sense that it would become more efficient at infecting humans after successfully making the initial jump. The knee jerk response to "curb the spread of the new variant" is ridiculous.

[Bushmoose]

We have nearly 3 million Canadians living abroad, should they not be allowed to return home?

Canadians of convenience! I'm sure the majority of them don't speak english or french? They say "home is where the heart is". Let them rot there as they serve no useful purpose sucking the benefits of Canadian Citizenship while living abroad.

[impact]

If you have to produce proof of vaccination in Canada, for various reasons, many Canadians do not have a passport, should we make them get one?. Now answer mine.

How about a sticker on the back of our health card with a vaccination validation number. The same as we did with our hunting license for many years. As the vaccination changes year to year a new sticker is applied. Not unlike our current license plates as well.
If a government agent really wanted to know if it was valid or not it could simply be scanned for verification. A spot check if you wish.

Counter clerks and airlines agents should take it at face value. Privacy laws you know!

[sambo]

Canadians of convenience! I'm sure the majority of them don't speak english or french? They say "home is where the heart is". Let them rot there as they serve no useful purpose sucking the benefits of Canadian Citizenship while living abroad.

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[fishermccann]

Impact. I have no problem with what you suggest, the question is whether the country you are trying to enter will accept it. Like passports it should be uniform through out the world.

[impact]

Here's some food for tin foil hat thought...

Viruses have worked to become more efficient at what they do since the dawn of life on the planet, a "new variant" is not news. This virus came from an animal originally, it makes total evolutionary sense that it would become more efficient at infecting humans after successfully making the initial jump. The knee jerk response to "curb the spread of the new variant" is ridiculous.

........because we are under martial law lockdown due to the political events happening in the States.
Trump is resisting the Global Reset
Carrier battle groups are deployed on the east and west coast.
Troops being deployed everywhere.

https://news.usni.org/2020/12/07/usn...ker-dec-7-2020

If you go to December 28 (today)...the battle groups mysteriously disappear but are still on station somewhere.
Big event happening January 6 in Washington in regards to all this.

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/na...8-23083673d46b

.....and now for the news at six...........lol

[fishermccann]

Canadians of convenience! I'm sure the majority of them don't speak english or french? They say "home is where the heart is". Let them rot there as they serve no useful purpose sucking the benefits of Canadian Citizenship while living abroad.

We have 2.5 million non Canadian citizens living in Canada now. I wonder if they get the same reaction from their home countries. Tit for Tat.

[fishermccann]

On January 6 th, I am guessing that the same number of people who showed up for his Inauguration Day. Smallest crowd ever.

[rick_iles]

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Agreed !!

[Fisherman]

Agreed !!

X2, What do they do for this country, very little.