They also demand only vaccinated people be allowed in, which is no longer in touch with reality and was always stupid back then when politicians and "experts" were babbling about elimination. The vaccines peaked at 80% transmission prevention for a few weeks. 20% failure is way too high to prevent travelers from seeding strains from all over the world into the country.
In Québec, a vaccinated person is currently more likely to have Covid than an unvaccinated person. About 50% more likely. Because natural immunity sticks, while vaccine immunity is mediocre and short, only delaying a % of infections.
Well the delay buffer is over, now vaxxed are the drivers of the current wave.
They also demand only vaccinated people be allowed in, which is no longer in touch with reality and was always stupid back then when politicians and "experts" were babbling about elimination. The vaccines peaked at 80% transmission prevention for a few weeks. 20% failure is way too high to prevent travelers from seeding strains from all over the world into the country.
And testing tourists no matter how often never stopped anything from making its way into Canada. Or Antarctica... They did everything. Vaxxed, masked, tested half a dosen times, and their research facility in the most remote place on Earth got Wuhaned anyway : https://www.brusselstimes.com/health/199687/belgian-scientific-base-in-antarctica-engulfed-by-covid-19-despite-strict-measures
In Québec, a vaccinated person is currently more likely to have Covid than an unvaccinated person. About 50% more likely. Because natural immunity sticks, while vaccine immunity is mediocre and short, only delaying a % of infections.
Well the delay buffer is over, now vaxxed are the drivers of the current wave.
The vaccines were always 0% transmission prevention.