RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Rapid home/work tests will always be important Don't use "sticks and stones", just use "FACTS" to make "Fools" out of people like junior.
Fact:
Junior says "36,000 Covid-19 deaths in Canada over two years". Correct, BUT, this number would be much higher if it wasn't for midigation, restrictions, mandates and vaccinations. I.E. Look South of the border. USA restrictions have been much less severe and vaccination rate is much lower then Canada and their "deaths per million" is 3 time higher then Canada.
USA = 2,871 deaths per million
Canada = 941 deaths per million
(from: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#main_table )
USA vaccination rate = 64% two doses
Canada vaccination rate = 81% two doses
(from: https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations )
Fact:
Junior says "same number as those that used to die from the flu or pnemonia"
In Canada from 2016 to 2020 (5 years) there were ~6,000 less deaths due to "flu or pnemonia" then due to Covid-19 over the last two years. Also, there was little to NO "midigation, restrictions, mandates and vaccinations" requirements during those 5 years (see below).
(from: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310039401 )
It is "SAD" that someone can just "right off" someone's life because they were "mostly over 80 or other health reasons". "All life is presious" (quote Morgan from "The Walking Dead"). Just because you don't care if a loved one's life is taken early due to Covid because they are "older or ill" is flat out WRONG. These people have family and friends that cherish every minute they can spend with them. To speed up their death with Covid-19 just so people don't have to wear a mask, follow restriction or get a vaccine is VERY disturbing to me. Factless thoughts expressed by people like junior is why people resort to "sticks and stone". It's very maddening to a lot of readers and emotions can go astray in addressing these people. I sugguest to always do you own fact checking "from reliable sources" and use those FACTS against these people instead of "sticks and stones". If that does help, there's always the "IGNORE" button.
Cheers