The feds have been absolutely incompetent at locking down our borders and allowing variants to enter the country over the last year. People were long able to come and go as they please for any reason. Unbelievable.
as the waldo is aware, the first variant identified, the UK variant, was first observed in Sept-2020... but didn't become a so-called 'variant of concern(VOC)' until Dec-2020 when British health authorities started an investigation given the variant was spreading fast and likely contributing to the rising number of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the South of England.
member Gorgeous, having now knocked-down your "over the last year" hyperbole, what should have been done... that wasn't done?the waldo ruminates: accepting that covid-19 related decisions are not purely scientific or medical decisions - that there are also many societal and political factors at play, could any measure aimed at stopping variant spread have enough impact when, at the same time, provinces were hell-bent on lifting restrictions designed to minimize virus transmission in the first place?