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“We know there’s a vaccine that will very likely be available in Canada in the first quarter of 2021. And we know steps are being taken to essentially provide the vaccine to the country.”
As 2021 goes on, he added, “I think we will start to see the gradual lifting of mask wearing, physical distancing, allowing people to congregate.
“We’ll probably revisit our border restriction as well. I think that’s up for reconsideration in the 2021 calendar year.”
But he warns that until all that happens, Canadians should still stick to health measures.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, agreed Monday when she was asked if hope of a vaccine could make people careless.
She said there’s abundant time before a vaccine arrives for COVID-19 to reach exponential growth, as it did in places like New York City.
On Monday, more than 70 doctors sent Premier Jason Kenney a letter asking for a “circuit-breaker” lockdown to bring the virus back under control.
“If anything, we need to double down our vigilance and do everything we can to prevent people from getting this infection,” Bogoch said.
“We have to protect ourselves and our families and the most vulnerable among us from getting COVID-19 until this (a vaccine) arrives.
“So, while this is wonderful news, we will be wearing masks, practicing our physical distancing, and adhering to all of our fundamental public health protocols for months to come.”
The COVID-19 tunnel has been long, dark and seemingly without end. But Dr. Bogoch says, yes, there will be light in 2021.
Don Braid’s column appears regularly in the Herald
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