Sixth wave in Ontario driven by lifting restrictions, says Furness | COVID-19 in Canada

An infectious disease expert says "there's no doubt" that a sixth wave of COVID-19 sweeping across Ontario and it's being driven by the highly transmissible BA.2 subvariant at the same time restrictions have been lifted across the province.

"We've opened the doors to a new variant," Colin Furness, an expert in infectious disease epidemiology from the University of Toronto, told CTV National News. "Then eliminated all of our defenses."


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[grigorekushnir]

Don't go outside. You might get hit by a car. Same logic

[alteryx]

This guy will still be crying about the 17th wave....for crying out loud....get on with life

[xSmoky_]

are we still talking about covid? nobody gives a F anymore, like give it a rest!

[edstubbington]

Nobody cares anymore,
You can't hide forever

[oddixgames]

Does anybody still believe these clowns?

[jamesstrathy]

Why is this guy screaming the sky is falling now. Junior screwed this up 2+ years ago. Report that.

[ThePreparedSailor]

these "health officials" like being on camera too much

[samg]

The more this goof says "certain politicians", the more it becomes obvious his whole tiraid is all about politics. Why doesn't he just come right out and hold up his election banner preference?

[karenyoudenvengeruk]

Pure evil brainwashing to the innocents

[davidwall]

If it's so bad why haven't these experts called for the use of pharmaceutical treatments that have worked successfully throughout the World, instead of doing more of what hasn't worked .

[Wodkaholic]

Natural immunity died in 2019. Pharmaceutical companies own the right to your immunity 👍

[ryanvouche]

Lmao this guy is scared of his own shadow

[darrylcote]

EVERYBODY BE VERY AFRAID... of our government!!! What a fn clown show

[jdigital]

I guess "waste water surveillance" is easier to digest than calling them "poop-monitoring weirdos".

[jf]

Data. Also, let's talk about superior natural immunity.

[macleanclassics]

Screw the wave.... we're done. Time to face it and build natural immunity so we can actually end this. If you're overweight or vulnerable stay home and let's direct support to you.... starting with a diet intervention and a gym membership.

[sampornthaisong]

Covid covid enough already…If you are so afraid stay in the basement

[MrQuincy]

He doesn't realize how he's basically saying vaccines don't work LOL

[thefly]

Please provide data and a link for "...at the same time be doing massive damage". So many "conclusions" like this or the opposite end of the spectrum. What we need is the raw data that demonstrates your conclusion of "massive damage" for young and healthy individuals. No one I know has suffered this so-called damage FWIW.

[nephilimshammer]

This expert should be fired and canceled for misinformation