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Opinion: While hoping COVID can be managed in the future much like the flu, it will remain dangerous for certain people, health officer says

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VICTORIA After two years and more than 250 pandemic media briefings, Dr. Bonnie Henry is still capable of shaking up the narrative.

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I absolutely recognize this is a shift, the provincial health office said Friday in laying out a self-management approach to dealing with the latest wave of COVID-19.

The Omicron variant spreads so quickly, contact tracing is no longer viable.The surge in cases means that testing has to be reserved for health care workers and those at high risk of serious illness.

That leaves the rest of us responsible for monitoring our own health and, if necessary, managing our own symptoms.

With the level of transmission in our communities, we all need to assume that we have been in contact with somebody with the virus, said Henry.So at this time, everyone, all of us, needs to routinely check ourselves every day. We absolutely need to pay attention to how we are feeling.

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As long as were feeling well, we can and must continue going to work, going to school, and socializing safety in our small groups.

If you have a fever, or even a mild illness like a sore throat or the sniffles, you need to stay at home and stay away from others, she said.If you feel better the next day, then you can go back to school or work or child care. This applies to children in daycare or in school as well as with adults.

However Henry said this does not mean public health officials have given up trying to contain Omicron and decided to let it rip, so to speak.

There is a narrative that we should just abandon all restrictions, we should not be doing anything, we should just let it go because its mild and who cares, she admitted.I do not subscribe to that narrative.

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Rather, with hospitals strained by COVID-19 cases and health care workers themselves booking off sick, she was trying to conserve scarce resources for those who need them most.

Its important to recognize that there are some people who are at higher risk, she said, citing those with compromised immune systems and those over the age of 70.

Granted, the new variant is not causing as much severe illness, particularly among the vaccinated and those whove had booster shots.

But it is not an innocuous illness, she emphasized. It is making people feel very unwell, some of them for a longer period of time.

As a measure of the stresses on the system, she was asked about a leaked memo from Fraser Health, saying that patients who are fully vaccinated but uninfected with the virus could find themselves in a hospital room alongside someone with COVID-19.

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It was about maximizing our ability to provide care maximizing the use of space if needed, with additional precautions in place, said Henry.

At that point Health Minister Adrian Dix weighed in to note that Fraser Health had been struggling with 500 COVID-19 cases in hospital and almost 2,500 health care workers booked off sick.

When you have a lot of people in the hospital, said Dix, you have to manage within the space you have and ensure that infection control stays high.

For some time, Henry has been saying that well have to learn to live with this virus as weve learned to manage annual outbreaks of the flu.

She was asked Friday whether the self-management regimen was her way of preparing British Columbians for how we are going to live with COVID-19 for the long term.

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At first she said no: I dont think that this is how were going to live with it in the long term.

But then she corrected herself, telling the reporter you are right, were preparing for how we live with this when we no longer have those restrictions that we have in place now.

What was happening now including the drive to increase vaccinations and boosters as the best protection against serious cases and hospitalizations is going to help prepare us for whatever comes next.

Because there will be something next, added Henry, lest anyone assume that Omicron is the end of the story.

Because of the amount of transmission weve seen and the amount of immunity that weve developed from vaccination and from the transmission of omicron, were probably going to have a much more gentle summer than weve had for the last two years. Then well have to prepare ourselves for whatever comes next in the fall.

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She hopes that future waves will unfold in smaller and smaller oscillations.

Hope is not a strategy, she conceded. But I do hope that we will end up with another coronavirus that causes mostly mild illness.

Even in that best case scenario, people who dont have as strong an immune system will still be at risk of having more severe illness.

We see that with other respiratory viruses that cause infections, she continued.Influenza being classic: People who are older, people who have immune-compromising conditions and the very young tend to be the most at risk, and I expect that that is likely to continue for some time.

In short, as Henry has said more than once over the past two years, there are no no-risk scenarios in the pandemic.

Nor, judging from Fridays briefing, is the end in sight.

vpalmer@postmedia.com

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Neil Young poses for a portrait at Lost Planet Editorial in Santa Monica, Calif. on Sept. 9, 2019. (Photo by Rebecca Cabage/Invision/AP, File)

(NEXSTAR) Singer Neil Young reportedly asked for his songs to be removed from Spotify, a streaming service for music and podcasts, over false information about vaccines.

In an open letter posted to his website, Young called on his management team and record label to remove his music, Rolling Stone and Stereogum report. As of Monday evening, the letter appeared to have been removed from Youngs site.

According to reports, Young wrote, Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread by them.

He added that Spotify can have [Joe] Rogan or Young. Not both, Rolling Stone reports.

Recently, 270 health care professionals signed an open letter to Spotify calling for the service to take action against the misinformation being shared on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast.

By allowing the propagation of false and societally harmful assertions, Spotify is enabling its hosted media to damage public trust in scientific research and sow doubt in the credibility of data-driven guidance offered by medical professionals,the letterstated.

Health care professionals highlighted an episode featuring virologist Robert Malone, who they say promotes misinformation about COVID-19. This episodehas been heavily criticized by many experts for remarksregarding the pandemic and how the coronavirus impacts people, especially those who are younger, The Hill reports.

One of the doctors who signed the letter, Dr. Katrine Wallace, an epidemiologist at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health, told On Balance that they were not calling for censorship or removal of the podcast. Instead, they want Spotify to create a policy on how to moderate misinformation.

As of Monday evening, both Youngs music and Rogans podcast are available on Spotify. Youngs label Warner Records and Spotify did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) Deputies with the Sarasota County Sheriffs Office cited the driver caught on camera losing control of his Mustang and crashing into a crowd of people Friday night. It happened outside Lamborghini Sarasota on Clark Road. The dealership was hosting an after-hours car meet.

In video posted to social media, cars were seen zooming past the crowd on Clark Road until a black Mustang leaving the parking lot veered off course, ramming into several people.

A sheriffs office report said six people were hit in the crash. The report also showed the driver of the Mustang turned 16 last month.

Robert McKahan was one of the people struck by the vehicle. He was suffering from neck pain and a broken foot.

I just saw a Mustang heading right toward me and I couldnt really get out of the way with the crowd around me, said McKahan.

He said the driver tried apologizing to him after the crash. He told the teen to learn from his mistakes.

Witnesses said its a miracle no one was killed or seriously injured.

I was expecting to probably get run over as well as other people. It was going pretty quickly, but the curb stopped it a little bit, but I thought it was gonna be a lot worse than what it was, thankfully it wasnt, said McKahan.

The dealership declined to speak with 8 On Your Side Monday. A manager directed us to its parent company, Morgan Automotive Group, but could not provide a name or contact information when asked. The automotive group did not respond to our requests for comment as of 5:30 Monday evening.

The dealership promoted the after-hours event on Facebook. In the messaging online, the dealership asked for attendees to be respectful. The post said, Please no revving, burnouts, high-speed flybys or other activities that might be considered dangerous or disrespectful to others.

McKahan said the dealership hosts the car meets on a monthly basis. Hes enjoyed attending them each month.

You just park, show off your car and meet new people, talk to people, said McKahan. It is a very welcoming family-friendly event also and it just turned out bad in that situation, he continued.

The sheriffs office told 8 On Your Side that it was not aware of these car shows until the incident occurred this weekend and this video was released. They looked through past calls for service and say it appears there have never been any prior reported issues.

On Monday, the sheriffs office Patrol Bureau supervisors visited the Lamborghini dealership to educate their team and see if they needed any additional support in the form of special detail deputies or anything else.

A spokesperson with SCSO tells 8 On Your Side it was their understanding that the dealership is postponing any future events at this time.

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Almost $1 million in grants has been handed to projects that will improve the health and habitat of the Swan and Canning rivers under the fifth round of the Community Rivercare Program.

Successful schemes ranged from sea scouts improving nearby water bird habitat to foreshore revegetation by friends of local waterways.

Since its inception in 2018-19, the McGowan Government's Community Rivercare Program has funded 46 projects through 29 volunteer-based community groups.

Projects sharing among the $915,143 in funding from the latest round include:

More information can be found at https://pws.dbca.wa.gov.au/rivercare

Comments attributed to Environment Minister Reece Whitby:

"It's wonderful to see the involvement, passion and commitment of community groups in caring for our waterways.

"There are so many positive environmental and social outcomes from these projects, which enhance the natural values of the Swan and Canning rivers.

"The McGowan Government is committed to delivering funding to community-led projects which not only improve the health of waterways but also increase public enjoyment of these recreational areas."

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