Covid Sixth Wave Was Expected Experts Say
Dr. Kashif Pirzada, a Toronto emergency physician, told the CTV News Channel on Wednesday that reduced public health vigilance paved the way for BA.2 to lead to infections and hospitalization. “I think it was quite predictable that when they dropped the mask orders it was almost certain that this would happen,” Pirzada said, adding that the sudden increase in Ontario hospitalizations was “worrying.” Despite hopes that Canada’s vaccination rates and community-level protection through infection could mitigate the effects of the so-called “stealth” subtype, Pirzada said recent sewage surveillance suggests otherwise....