Albertans have finally reached the 70% vaccination mark so on Jul 1 (Canada Day), Alberta removed all restrictions on the COVID issue. Alberta is the first Province in Canada to fully open up after a year and a half long wait. There's no doubt, we have been through a bit of a tempest lately, especially with the vicious return of the third and for some, the fourth wave of the COVID virus.
The number of new cases of COVID has diminished incredibly. I believe we can see the light at the end of the tunnel but, even then, the Premier of Alberta is in a very tenuous position politically. There are many who don't agree with his policies. I hear it through the chat shows on the radio every day so I wonder what will happen if people have to hold their noses to vote in the next Provincial Election which I think is not far away. Jason Kenney, may want to try to gamble on the fact that he's seen as the good guy, opening up the Province, but that remains to be seen
Maybe we have acquired a herd immunity now. Only time will tell, once people have been to the long anticipated Calgary Stampede and mixed again. I hope for everyone's sake that this works out.
The age where people can get vaccinations has now been lowered in Alberta to allow younger kids down to 12 years of age to be immunized. It's been too long for most people but, on the other side of the coin, employers are starting to scramble, looking for employees once again.
Many former employees are quite happy to continue on the Canada Employee Response Benefit (CERB) payments until they run out in September but then, watch the job applications mount as the competition for jobs increases dramatically.
