Shameful and disgraceful the way the Canadians are now touting about having vaccine, when- in addition to begging vaccine from more developed countries they robbed the covax program to jump the line ahead of third world countries- the very reason that covax was supposed to exist. Shameful. They put on dresses so that they could get in the lifeboats with the women- before the men. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/02/world/europe/covax-covid-vaccine-problems-africa.html
Well that's what an ignorant cowardly fellow like you might feel. In reality, the real shame is all the Americans out there that are too ignorant to follow medical advice. And you can hide behind your alias pretending Canadians are somehow weak, but many of us would teach you a very real lesson in person if you dared say any of this shit.
Well let's see where Canada ranks in healthcare.... only one above the United States in healthcare performance and behind all the other leading nations with socialized medicine. U.S. health-care system ranks last among 11 high-income countries, researchers say https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/05/global-health-rankings/ The United States has the worst health-care system overall among 11 high-income countries, even though it spends the highest proportion of its gross domestic product on health care, according to research by the Commonwealth Fund. “We’ve set up a system where we spend quite a bit of money on health care but we have significant financial barriers, which tend to dissuade people from getting care,” said Eric Schneider, the lead author behind the findings and senior vice president for policy and research at the Commonwealth Fund, which conducts independent research on health-care issues. Researchers compared the health-care systems of 11 high-income countries: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The research relies on 71 performance measures, based on surveys conducted in each country and administrative data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the World Health Organization. The measures analyzed fell under five themes: access to care, the care process, administrative efficiency, equity and health-care outcomes. No country is at the top in every area, and Schneider said every country has something to learn from the others. But Norway, the Netherlands and Australia were the top-performing countries overall. The high performers stand apart from the United States in providing universal coverage and removing cost barriers, investing in primary care systems to reduce inequities, minimizing administrative burdens, and investing in social services among children and working-age adults, the Commonwealth Fund found. The latter is particularly important for easing the burdens on health systems created by older populations, according to Schneider. “These sort of basic supports throughout younger age groups reduce, we think, the chronic disease burden that’s higher in the U.S.,” he said. The Netherlands, for example, has a well-organized system of locally placed primary care doctors and nurses who provide care on a 24/7 basis, Schneider said, which helps prevent minor problems from turning into major ones. The United States was rated last overall, researchers found, ranking “well below” the average of the other countries overall and “far below” Switzerland and Canada, the two countries ranked above it. In particular, the United States fell at the end of the pack on access to care, administrative efficiency, equity and health-care outcomes. J. Stephen Morrison, director of the Global Health Policy Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, noted that the higher-ranking countries are more homogenous and less populated than the United States, and that they benefit from a stronger societal consensus around “the place that health occupies in the social compact.” Morrison called the findings “a pretty stark indictment of the United States.” The United States has consistently ranked last in the seven comparative reports the Commonwealth Fund has published since 2004, especially on what Schneider described as the related areas of health access and outcomes. However, on care process — which measures things like preventive care and engagement with patients — the United States performed well in the latest iteration, coming in second place behind New Zealand. The United States has high rates of mammography screening and flu vaccination, for example, and a greater percentage of adults talk with their doctors about topics such as nutrition, smoking and alcohol abuse. The data was collected before the pandemic or in its early months, so it does not reflect how the coronavirus has affected health systems. But it sheds light on the state of high-income countries’ health systems heading into the pandemic. “One could predict, based on the inequities and the relatively weaker primary care, that we would be in a position to struggle in fighting the pandemic,” Schneider said of the United States. The United States has the highest coronavirus death rate of the surveyed countries, after the United Kingdom. For those who can afford it, the United States is known internationally for high-quality care. And its resources and capabilities in research and development of treatments made the United States a key player in the development of coronavirus vaccines. Coronavirus vaccines are widely available and free for all Americans. But otherwise, many Americans don’t see the benefits of the health system. During the second half of 2019, shortly before the coronavirus reached the United States, 35.7 million people of all ages — or 11 percent of the U.S. population — lacked health insurance, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And many insured Americans don’t have adequate coverage, Schneider said. Spending on health care as a share of GDP had grown in all of the countries the Commonwealth Fund surveyed, even before the pandemic. But the increase in the United States has “greatly exceeded” those of other nations. The United States spent 16.8 percent of its GDP on health care in 2019; the next highest country on the list was Switzerland, at 11.3 percent of GDP. The lowest was New Zealand, which spent roughly 9 percent of its GDP on health care in 2019. Meanwhile, health care in the United States is the least affordable. Unlike other countries surveyed, the United States does not have universal health coverage. U.S. doctors are the most likely to face difficulty in getting medication or treatment for patients because of restrictions on insurance coverage, the report found. “We have almost two health-care systems in America: one for people with means and insurance, and another one that falls short for people who are uninsured or don’t have adequate insurance coverage,” Schneider said. To examine equity in health care, the study focused on income-related disparities. Australia, Germany and Switzerland have the most equitable systems, the research found, while the United States “consistently demonstrated the largest disparities between income groups” across indicators, apart from those related to preventive services and the safety of care. Those inequities contribute to poor health outcomes among marginalized or lower-income groups, Schneider said. The United States ranked last on health-care outcomes among surveyed countries, with the highest infant mortality rate and lowest life expectancy at age 60. The U.S. rate of preventable mortality is more than double that of Switzerland, the highest-performing country in that category. Health-care disparities fueled underlying conditions in populations with less access to care in the United States, making these populations more vulnerable to covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Americans are sicker on average than the populations of other high-income countries, according to the report. Meanwhile, countries such as the United Kingdom — which has universal, and free, primary care coverage — were better able to tap into primary care networks during their coronavirus vaccination rollouts, Schneider said. He said the findings demonstrate that the United States should invest more in primary care. The report also emphasizes the need to expand and strengthen insurance coverage, and to focus on “smarter spending.” “It’s a wake-up call,” Morrison said.
wait, so among developed nations, the worst example for socialized medicine is still better than the American system? Is this your argument?
The moral of the lesson is if you are going to copy a socialized medical system- don’t copy Canada’s.
Don't try to evade Canada's COVID border rules - they ain't screwing around... Violating Canadian requirements when crossing the border comes with hefty fines, jail time https://americanmilitarynews.com/20...-the-border-comes-with-hefty-fines-jail-time/ Attempts to skirt Canada’s requirements from Americans crossing the border by car when it opens Monday could result in hefty fines or jail time, the country’s government said. Failure to comply with Canada’ current border-entry requirements and restrictions can result in up to six months in prison and $750,000 in fines, according to Rebecca Purdy, a Canada Border Security Agency spokesperson. The country’s Quarantine Act grants officers “the authority to review, challenge and confirm travelers’ statements,” Purdy said. If a person puts another at risk of imminent death or bodily harm in the process of violating the act, the punishment cap increases to up to $1 million in fines and three years in jail. Decisions on whether to pursue fines or jail time for those who violate the public health provisions in place rests with either the Public Health Agency of Canada or local police, according to Purdy. The border reopens for American citizens and permanent residents for the first time in 17 months on Monday with precautions in place. Those attempting to cross the border must be fully vaccinated at least 14 days prior, show a negative, non-antigen COVID-19 test and be asymptomatic, among other requirements. These COVID-related mandates come on top of the typical for crossing, which include having a valid passport or enhanced license. Canada also implemented a border surveillance program that will require additional, on-site COVID-19 testing for some travelers to track the spread of new variants. Those asked to participate are required to do so and could face punishment under the Quarantine Act if they do not. Changes are also coming at Canadian airport. Only four major airports were accepting international flights until now: Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver. On Monday, international flights will be permitted to land at the following five additional Canadian airports: Halifax Stanfield International Airport; Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport; Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport; Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport; and Edmonton International Airport. The hotel quarantine is also lifted as of midnight Monday, though travelers should have a plan for isolation if they do get exposed or test positive for the virus. The border reopening has not come without speed bumps. A work slowdown led by the union representing Canadian border workers was resolved late Friday after an agreement was reached with the government. Trucks waited hours to cross the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit and Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, among other entry points, while the slowdown was in effect. Canada’s border reopening also comes before the U.S. opens its border to Canadians. Some Canadian leaders reported being “stunned” when they heard of the U.S.’s decision not to reopen on the same day, citing arguments from American politicians that the northern country was too slow in reopening. (More at above url)
Yeh. No one doubts that the Canadians are a highly compliant group unlike the Americans. You know one of us separated from the Crown a little earlier the other. The Canadians were pretty much okay being serfs. If Ottawa sends out a memo ordering all men to sit down when they pee, they will all be compliant by the end of the day. Are those Canadian vaccines they using to do all that vaccinating? giggle.
The irony is we had to drag the southern states kicking and screaming into the Revolution and now they are holding us back again. We should just kick the south out of the Union. They’re Totally worthless. They can’t even carry their own water and they’re just diseased variant factories now.