Canada's COVID-19 response is very good compared to other countries.

Canada processed the first two years of theCOVID-19 pandemicand then more than some other countries with equivalent medical and economic infrastructure. Overcame the drastic change of. ..

Published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on Monday, the study not only succeeded in vaccination campaigns, but also Canada's strong achievements in restrictive and sustainable public health measures. I admit it.

A team of researchers in Ontario compared data from February 2020 to February 2022 in 11 countries called the G10 because one subject was included late. They analyzed data from Canada, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. All of these have similar political, economic and medical systems.

"When you look at Canada compared to the G10, the difference is huge," research co-author Dr. Fahad Razak said in a recent interview.

"Looking at our vaccination rates, we have the highest overall G10, the lowest number of infected people, and the lowest. The number of dying people. "

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. According to the survey, the cumulative rate of COVID-19 cases per capita in Canada was 82,700 / 1,000,000, while that in all countries except Japan was over 100,000 / 1,000,000.

Canada's COVID-19-related mortality rate is 919 per million, which is also the second lowest after Japan. All other countries had more than 1,000 per million.

Razak killed at least 70,000 Canadians in the first two years of the pandemic if Canada had the same mortality rate as the United States, which has the highest cumulative COVID-19-related deaths. He said he did. ..

"That is, most of us would know our grandparents, or friends and family personally ... if we lived in Canada today and had the same trajectory as the United States, we would have died. Let's do it, "Razak said.

He points out that other health systems are also structural and vaccinated later than most countries. Despite receiving, the first disadvantage to be overcome nationwide in the pandemic, which stated that Canada had relatively positive results.

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"Some hospitals are overwhelmed enough to have to ambulance or airlift patients to other hospitals. "He said.

However, he said Canada was different from other developed countries when it chose to implement strict and lasting public health measures. Such measures have sparked fierce opposition in some circles, but Razak said he helped mitigate the overall impact of the pandemic.

"Compared to many other countries ... there are strict time limits, but we will withdraw soon," he said. "In Canada, the first two years were almost completely at such a high and lasting level."

However, Mr. Razak said the success of Canada's immunization drive emerged as the strongest takeaway from the study and praised the authorities for engaging with the public and securing vaccines. It was immediately available nationwide.

As of June, more than 80% of eligible Canadians have been fully vaccinated with two doses. Studies show that the proportion of vaccinated populations in other G10 countries is 64-77 percent.

“In Canada, the first and second vaccine deployments were magical,” says Razak.

"When talking to colleagues around the world, Canada was the envy of the world in terms of the population around it. With the right strategy, very high engagement can occur. Is a lesson for the world. ”

This study also shows that each country's response to a pandemic leaves a financial burden, government debt increases in all countries, and Canada has the highest relative increase. Shown that you are recording one.

"We had these very significant economic consequences. There were very strict restrictions on individual freedom, leading to quarantine, etc ... but controlling the effects of the virus. That was also one of the best results, ”Razak said.

"Is it worth it? It's not a scientific question, it's a question of values, morals and policy."

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