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The most frustrating part is so many of these anecdotal stories make zero sense, but people still take them as fact.

We have a friend who was in a coma for two weeks due to what was believed to be delta. Vaccines were not readily available at this time and she was a front line worker. Early 30s, no pre-existing conditions. Her medical team advised her to hold off on getting her first dose of vaccine for months after and didn’t give her the green light until they did a check up on her. So yah, doctors were advising people not to get the vaccine right after infection, especially if they were very ill. And at this point, there were no covid restrictions, so Azure’s story above doesn’t add up at all.

Also, doctors were giving exemption letters for people who were not vaccinated, but had a positive covid test (I believe it could not be a rapid test) during the vaccine mandates. Someone we know ended up getting a letter so she could go to a concert in Vancouver (this was during the time when you couldn’t fly without proof of vaccination). I can’t remember if it was a 30, 60, or 90 day exemption but hilariously the person was mad because the doctor wouldn’t extend it.

The part that is so unusual is these conversations literally are not happening in other parts of Canada. We had friends in from Vancouver before Christmas and they were shocked that there was any “anti-vaxx backlash” going on. Everyone they knew got their first two shots and maybe a booster and then carried on with their lives. They own a small business and they had zero negative interactions with staff or customers regarding masks or the vaccine mandates. Same with our friends and family in ON.