[Knut]

We are still teasing out all the ramifications and i hope we take some time to reflect back on what worked and what didn't. Here in Alberta we were probably a month to late for everything. From opening up to shutting down. Also, shutting down small business while letting the big box guys thrive was a big downside.

Things that we overshot...

1) Shutting down schools. Masks are good but the social ramifications in kids and teenagers is going to have downstream effects. Certainly having online school as an option is a good thing for those that wanted it. Even that was "do this or that and decide right now" instead of allowing someone to come and go.

2) 12+ Kids having to be vaccinated/have weekly tests to participate in activities really took things too far. Especially as we knew at the time that it was not serious for kids.

3) Someone having to isolate for 14 days AFTER everyone else in the house recovered and were cleared to return to work/school. My youngest had to miss 28 days of sports and school because he never tested positive.

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Positives:

A big advancement in technology around MRNA vaccines and medical science. Learning on the go about how to manage someone with COVID will actually allow for less deaths going forward from viruses like the flu and RSV. RSV vaccines being fast-tracked for pregnant women and young children could save a bunch of lives.

For me, I spent 90 consecutive days with my wife and kids. When will that ever happen again.

Negatives :

Conspiracy thinking and anti-medical thinking is through the roof right now. Everyone that has a heart issue is having it blamed on "The shot". Its infuriating.

There certainly is some stuff that we really need to keep an eye on. It seems like Covid (even Omicron) has significant Neuro-penetrance and definitely had impacts on the vascular system. There are going to be downstream issues related to that.

Mental Health took a big hit for nearly everybody.