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04/29/2022

Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 vaccination rate stayed stagnant as the province continued to report sky-high rates of hospitalization.

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As of Wednesday, 409 patients with COVID-19 were in the province’s hospitals, according to its latest epidemiology report, with an average of 32 more patients with the virus being admitted to provincial hospitals each day over the past week.

A further 14 people with the virus were reported dead between April 17 and April 23, the report said, bringing Saskatchewan’s recorded death toll to 1,310 people since March 2020.

In that same week, 22 new outbreaks of the virus were reported in long-term and personal care homes.

Reports from provincial emergency rooms suggest sizeable numbers of patients continued to present with symptoms of COVID-19. Epidemiologists have attributed the rise in infections to the proliferation of BA.2, a relatively new iteration of the Omicron variant.

Saskatchewan also removed its public health restrictions like masking requirements earlier than most of its other provinces, which some experts say has contributed to its persistently high rates of hospitalization.

Only 166 of the 409 people reported in hospital were classified as being hospitalized for “COVID-related illness.” Dr. Haissam Haddad, the provincial head of medicine, said those hospitalizations are contributing to “unprecedented” pressures in Saskatoon’s hospital wards. He estimated they were operating at around 140 per cent capacity on Wednesday morning.

The province continues to urge vaccination as the best defence against COVID-19. However, almost all vaccines administered in the province are going to people who have already had two or even three shots. In the week covered by the province’s latest report, more than 80 per cent of administered shots were “second boosters” to patients who had already had three doses of vaccine.

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The province expanded eligibility for second boosters earlier this week, allowing everyone over the age of 50 to get one.

Dr. Alyson Kelvin, a virologist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) at the University of Saskatchewan, said the booster serves as a reminder for the immune system.

“What we do know is that after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, it doesn’t seem to be specific to what number of vaccine that you get, your antibody levels do start to decrease about five to six months after getting your vaccine,” she said.

“That doesn’t necessarily mean you have less protection. That’s the normal functioning of our immune system. You get exposed to something, your immune system ramps up, but it can’t stay at that high level forever.”

There is strong evidence that a third dose is beneficial against the Omicron variant, but data on fourth doses isn’t as strong, she said.

“What the data is showing now is that older individuals do seem to have a protective benefit from that fourth dose. But the data so far — and it might change when we get more numbers — is showing that healthy adults don’t seem to have an additional benefit. They already have their level of protection.”

Uptake of third doses has stalled, even though provincial data show they offer strong protection against hospitalization and other severe outcomes. Just over half of Saskatchewan adults have had their third shot.

Kelvin said there needs to be a re-focus on getting people their first, second and third doses.

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“I still think it’s not a long-term strategy to say ‘Let’s just add another dose of that original vaccine and keep boosting,’ ” she said.

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03/10/2022

Saskatchewan peeps: REMEMBER this. Remember who removed the Covid restrictions too early, causing a horrendous wave of death and illness that could have been prevented but for POLITICAL interfering.
REMEMBER this when you are told you can self-assess your Covid risk level and you cannot because the GOVERNMENT is not reporting numbers any longer. How do you self-assess your risk when there is nothing being reported? Guess? Guessing wrong can get you deathly ill.
REMEMBER this, that when push came to shove to help the front line medical workers, the GOVERNMENT shoved them away and has left them holding the bag for their own lack of humanity and responsibility.
REMEMBER this, when it comes to an election in this province - REMEMBER the current government was NOT your friend and has left you to fend for yourself. It's YOUR tax dollars funding this poor excuse for a government. Something needs to be done about it.

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02/03/2022

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12/28/2021

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11/05/2021

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The models suggested masking could curb case counts by half on Aug. 25, days before the premier rejected renewing that restriction.

10/19/2021

COVID in SASKATCHEWAN October 19,2021
And so, here we are. The first critical ICU patient has been transferred to Ontario and there are eight more to follow. Our ever brilliant Premier and Health Minister decided to start asking for experienced medical staff from the United States - instead of taking Canada's offer when it came over a MONTH AGO.

Translation: the Premier spent the time hollering in the dark and doing nothing much to help the situation caused by his government. No one in the US could send medical staff because they are dealing with their own crisis. We are likely to get Military staff if some can be found.

When someone drops the ball THIS BADLY and it results in numerous deaths of people that relied on this government to DO SOMETHING (something that made sense) like retain mask mandates and restrict private gatherings - the response? CRICKETS..... and our number continue to grow, while Nero Moe and Minister Merriman do zip but complicate things more while NOT addressing the two biggest factors that could mitigate this horrific mess they helped create.

MERRIMAN AND MOE - TIME TO GO!

Eight more people with the disease have died, increasing Saskatchewan's pandemic death toll to 793.

10/17/2021

COVID IN SASKATCHEWAN, OCTOBER 17, 2021
And the hits keep on coming. And the government is still not helping in the most effective way. Masks help mitigate the spread of a virulent virus that is HIGHLY infectious. We do not have a mask mandate.

We're about to send people OUT OF THE PROVINCE because the ICUs are awash. Other medical services have been suspended. This IS TRIAGE - who gets care and who does not.

The Premier keeps avoiding all the hard questions at pressers and leaves Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Shahab to dangle in the wind. SASKATCHEWAN is in dire straits and we hear crickets from the government.

This is not about who got a shot or who did not. This is about a government who removed mitigating safeguards too early and then ignored the warnings when the numbers kept rapidly rising. That number is still rising. And the government? CRICKETS except to point fingers.

WE WILL REMEMBER THIS FOR THE NEXT ELECTION.

COVID-19: Record-breaking weekend as numbers climb in Sask. ICUs

Five more people died after testing positive on Sunday, and three deaths were reported on Saturday. Saskatchewan ICUs continue to struggle with COVID-19 as the province reported record high numbers of patients both days this weekend — 84 people were in intensive care on Sunday, up from 81 on Saturday.

Five more people died after testing positive on Sunday, and three deaths were reported on Saturday. No age or location information was available on the province’s COVID-19 dashboard . The pandemic death toll in Saskatchewan now sits at 781.

The total number of people in hospital with COVID-19 is 333. Out of all these patients, three quarters were not fully vaccinated.
There were 320 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Sunday, after 411 cases were reported Saturday.

The new cases Sunday are located in the far north west (5), far north east (5), north west (43), north central (20), north east (7), Saskatoon (69), central west (9), central east (38), Regina (64), south west (5), south central (10) and south east (29) zones. Sixteen new cases have pending residence information.

The seven-day average fell to 340, while active cases province-wide were reported as 3,967 on Sunday.

10/01/2021

COVID-19: Sask. death toll reaches 700
Saskatchewan reported 470 new cases of COVID-19 and five more deaths on Friday as the province reached a grim milestone of 700 deaths related to the pandemic.
There are a record number of people with COVID-19 in hospital, 313, and 68 of whom are receiving intensive care. Of the 313 patients eligible for vaccination, 232 (74 per cent) were not fully vaccinated.
The new cases are spread amongst all age groups, with the unvaccinated (0-11) making up the largest share with 84. One in six (17 per cent) of new cases in people 12 or older were fully vaccinated.
The province’s seven-day average of new cases took a small dip to 479 Friday but still doesn’t indicate a steady decline since the Sept. 20 peak of 494.
There are 4,770 active COVID-19 cases in the province as Saskatoon continues to lead all regions in active cases with 1140. The North West zone is second with 653 and Regina is third with 610.

09/27/2021

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06/06/2021

An empath is a person who can psychically and/or Spiritually tune into the emotional experience of a person, place or animal. You may find that people are drawn to you for help in all personal situations. Or you just can’t help caring and helping those in need. Their intense empathy creates a tuning fork effect, wherein the empath seems to actually "feel" the emotions of the people around them.

Is it a blessing or is it a curse?

Put simply, an Empath is a person who absorbs other people’s emotions and experiences. These emotions feel as if they were the empaths own, which makes it draining to them... an emotional overload!

Empaths actually feel other people's feelings, health concerns and emotions and most often have a second, or more type of psychic ability, such as telepathy. It can be challenging for empaths to function healthily in society if they are unaware that they have this sensitivity, and often opt to be alone. Their life is unconsciously influenced by others’ desires, wishes, thoughts, and moods . Many empaths experience things like chronic fatigue, environmental sensitivities, or unexplained aches and pains daily. Empaths are more inclined to pick up another’s feelings and project it back without realizing its origin in the first place.

Empaths are sensitive to TV, videos, movies, news and broadcasts. Violence or emotional dramas depicting shocking scenes of physical or emotional pain inflicted on adults, children or animals can bring an empath easily to tears. No two Empaths are exactly alike, but all have amazing gifts of compassion and intuition to share in powerful ways. The empath’s gifts and sensitivities aren’t only with people close to them, but with complete strangers, animals, plants, and also inanimate objects... (Possibly negativity from an imprint of the energy of it’s former life)

Empathy isn’t bound by space or time, thus the Empath will feel and react to situations or people from any distance, around the globe.
Empaths are drawn to healing professions, Many empaths intuitively learn to become highly observant and excellent readers of body language.

Signs you are an empath...

You feel pain and suffering deeply
You are a natural healer
You are more sensitive to your environment
You are charismatic (but don't realise you are)
You try to stay away from crowds
You know how people really feel
You ignore your own needs
You’re a Great listener
You Bottle up your own feelings

The list could go on, but you get the picture.

I hope this article helps you to understand if you are an empath. In my next article I will discuss protection and living with this blessings or curse.

Blessings
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