CALGARY – On September 26, two prominent Albertan doctors argued that unvaccinated people should be prohibited from employment in Alberta, with no regard for what happens to their families.
In an uncharacteristic fit of contempt for potential patients, Dr. Noel Gibney and Dr. James Talbot penned a letter to the provincial government calling for the firing of their countrymen, all in the name of ‘care’ and the greater good.
The letter in question highlights seven specific recommendations for the province to follow — one of which is a province-wide ‘fire break’, coupled with a four-week hard lockdown — to address rising ICU cases.
“Alberta’s hospital system, especially ICUs are under more killing stress than at any time in the province’s history,” the letter states, which was first reported by Postmedia.
“All Albertans have and do depend on our acute care hospitals. We are within days of being forced to implement a triage protocol which will force healthcare workers to make life and death decisions on who will get scarce resources, like ventilators.”
Premier Jason Kenney disagreed, stating that a province-wide lockdown makes no sense as over 80 per cent of the province is now vaccinated, and more are being vaccinated every day — in large part thanks to vaccine passports forcing the hand of Albertans who would like to retain their rights.
“First of all, [imposing a hard lockdown] makes no sense for the 80 per cent of the population that’s vaccinated, who are at much lower levels of risk of transmission and extremely lower level of risks of hospitalization,” said Kenney.
“But secondly, it’s roughly 20 per cent of the adult population who are unvaccinated who are less likely to observe public health measures. So that’s (why) we brought in a proof of vaccination program, and we think it’s going well,” he continued.
“I know that it’s easy to sit on the sidelines and criticize governments across the world for their response, but we’re all trying to do our best.”
Still, the two doctors are pushing for the firing of nearly a fifth of the province’s population. Apparently, the fact that Albertans are currently occupying all of 302 of Alberta’s 368 available ICU beds justifies leaving roughly 874,200 people, including their families, potentially destitute and impoverished.
The sacrifice of the many for the sake of the few, as it stands. How fortunate Alberta is to have such pinnacles of empathy and good practice leading the discussion on Alberta’s healthcare system.
