Canada lags behind most places in the US when it comes to nurses, hospital beds, and ICU beds per capita, so you don't want to get sick in Canada.
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Canada lags behind most places in the US when it comes to nurses, hospital beds, and ICU beds per capita, so you don't want to get sick in Canada.
impossible to get a test in the states either lots of places. seems like omicron really blew the whole covid thing wide open as far as our understanding and relative preparedness. it's just a totally new game.Quote:
Originally Posted by paulster2626
Short staffed everywhere in NA but you are statistically more than 3 times more likely to die of covid in the USA 2600 vs 800 dead per million pop as per worldometer which is pretty bad but not the worst
I read an artical saying american hospitols are having cashflow issues cuz they are not operating ?
Uhhhh, well, so I don't want to get sick at all anytime obviously, but if I got sick in Canada or the USA I wouldn't be worrying about it. Healthcare is pretty damn solid in both places, what with being G7 countries and all.Quote:
Originally Posted by DanoT
Yeah our ICU capacity is a terrible joke, but they always make it work somehow. We aren't close to the peak ICU that was seen in the big delta wave yet, but talk to me in 3 days and this may be a different story. Hopefully this pandemic will kickstart some much-needed healthcare expansion in Canada over the next few years. Doubt it, though.
they’re going to tax the unvaxxed in quebec, i hope 100% of that money goes into healthcare worker’s pockets and upgraded facilities.
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Originally Posted by XXX-er
That’s one of the bigger problems with our health system. Elective surgery is a huge revenue stream for many hospitals.
Conversely, I talked to one of the best Knee Surgeons in the world today and they could get me in three weeks. I was planning on May.
Can't wait for the great defenders of the Canada Health Act to speak up on this! (I won't hold my breath).Quote:
Originally Posted by ml242
Got randomly selected for a PCR test at the airport when I landed. Results in 3-5 days, no need to isolate until then. And they wonder why we don't take their actions seriously...
So you know when you go to an extended family gathering and there's that cousin that you don't really have a problem with, but you just really don't want to talk to? Just an FYI - Quebec is considered the weird cousin of the Canadian family of provinces. We don't really care much what they do, they're always making noise and threats, and weird rules.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peyto
East coast, Ontario, and BC are the ones that matter. Alberta is a dick, and the rest we forget exist.
Canadian health care is great as long as you don't stray to far out of the norm or get too oldQuote:
Originally Posted by paulster2626
Haha I see what you did there, and I like it. Having lived in plenty of the country, I think your point is bang on that the divisions in Canada are far, far more based on rural vs urban lines than any particular province or region. Always funny see Ontarians (particularly around the GTA) oblivious to the perception the rest of the country has of them though!Quote:
Originally Posted by waxman
Oh, I'm well aware. I have travelled, after all. You tell a woman in BC/QC you're from Onterrible and suddenly you're like a leper being let loose in to a crowd of 'clean' people.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peyto
At this point I just play in to it. Yeah, we're the centre of the hockey universe, and the Canadian financial universe, and all other Canadians wish they were us.
About 8 1/2 months to get an ACL, 2 of those months to get an MRI, 3 of those months were covid lock-down and a lot of things got shuffled/canceled due to covid, so really only 3 1/12 months to get cut on in a small town Narthern BCQuote:
Originally Posted by Shredhead
No costs of any kind other than I had to pay for the crutches
I ran into an aqaintence in the bar who got hurt after me but she gets the knee cut on well before me, I was still mtn biking with no ACL while she couldn't straighten her leg SO her emergency got taken care of
Bwaahaaahahaa!Quote:
Originally Posted by paulster2626
But your point about being a leper to the ladies of BC/QC is funny, since in BC at least, about a quarter of the population are ON expats (although most that I work or play with are not orginally from the GTA, but rather from rural ON, so they have that gong for them)
My niece refers to them as " those Upper-Canada types "
Haha this is the way - accepting that we all have our quirks worthy of mocking.Quote:
Originally Posted by paulster2626
Has anyone traveled to Canada from the states with proof of a recent positive CoVid test (plus being vaccinated), in lieu of testing negative within 72 hours?
I wish I had documentation. I recovered from covid over Christmas but only took a home test so I dont have official results. It seems that would make you exempt from spot testing at the border, which seems to be the biggest variable.Quote:
Originally Posted by smmokan
Not from US but flew in from UK and it was fine. Skipped the randomised testing and didn't have to quarantine. Just make sure your result covers what they want. Think its like location / test date / your name + birthdate but might wanna double check the canadian immigration siteQuote:
Originally Posted by smmokan
My roommate is using a positive test to get across today. Will respond tonight if they reject her! hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by miketheskier
Who has crossed recently? How did it go?
Apparently two people have told my wife that you now need a negative test to get back into the US. This would be extremely surprising to me. Has anyone heard of this?
You do for flying into the US as has been the case for over a year now. You do not need a test for driving into the United States.Quote:
Originally Posted by counterfeitfake
I went across Friday 14th with a "within 72 hour negative" test, and a completed ArriveCan certification. Only issue is EVERYONE is randomly given a quick test to take in Canada that you have to schedule an online appointment. REALLY bad instructions to get it scheduled.Quote:
Originally Posted by counterfeitfake
Getting back into US using Global Entry was two questions, and welcome back. No vax certs, negative test results or anything else.
Yeah, I should have clarified that I was talking about land crossing. Thanks for the info.
Airport entry is that a scheduled web app antigen or do they give you a PCR? Thinking for Calgary
If everyone is given a test to take, it's not really all that random.... is it truly "everyone" now?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bite Me
It's about 50% right now, but from what I understand the plan is to ramp it up to everyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by smmokan
At some border crossings they do the test right there. At others they give you a kit, and you have to schedule an appointment to stick it up your nose over a Microsoft Teams video call while someone watches you. I've crossed just for day trips a handful of times and just thrown the test kit out when I get home (you have 24 hours to complete the test, and can't submit it once you're back in the US). I've heard of Canadian residents who were given the test kits when crossing who just never bothered to complete the test and didn't run into any issues.
So far, anyway. It seems a bit risky to me. Maybe they're tracking these tightly and maybe they aren't, but it wouldn't surprise me if those people find out later that they'll face some ramifications for not taking the tests. I'm certainly not going to risk being barred from future entry into Canada because I can't spare ten minutes to take the test.Quote:
Originally Posted by gavinski91
Can anyone confirm the Paterson crossing is still open 24/7? The official website indicates that particular crossing is not operating under temporary hours.
I crossed over and back last week with a friend who had a positive test result over 14 hours old. That was accepted without question.Quote:
Originally Posted by smmokan
Unrelated, but beware the randomly selected for rapid test at border issue. A friend in my car was, and we were scrambling to get it done and dropped off by closing time at the Cranbrook drug mart before closing on a Friday because we were flying into a hut the next day. The interface to register the test online was super confusing. Allow extra time for this and be aware that there are limited drop off locations.
Useful infoQuote:
Originally Posted by Dromond
Assuming Dromond meant to say over 14 days rather than hours.
Yes! TypoQuote:
Originally Posted by The AD
So, where have people had success with the 72-hour test requirement? In the Seattle area and trying to avoid the $150-$300 testing sites prior to a BC visit next week.
The city of Seattle tests (UW/Solv ones, not the curative ones) have had a pretty consistent 48hr turnaround for me. Got tested this morning for a border crossing on Friday. The curative ones have a 5+ day turnaround
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Can't speak for other cities but here the local hospital/med school has a drive through testing and vaccination set-up that returns results in 24-48 hours. Much faster than the private testing and it's free if you have health insurance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bandit Man
I thought UW was only doing testing for those who suspect they have Covid or have been exposed? Are they back to testing for travel now?Quote:
Originally Posted by the_prof
That’s true you can’t list travel as the reason, but if you have any Covid symptoms ( sore throat, headache, tiredness, stuffy nose, etc etc) you can list that and get a testQuote:
Originally Posted by The AD
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Bandit, this is the ones I told you about. Has worked well for me on 2 trips to Canada and one to Hawaii. We got our last batch back in 36hrs.Quote:
Originally Posted by the_prof
Wrapping up a week in BC, all 8 adults got random PCR swabs upon entering.
Booked virtual visits the next morning for the swab.
Golden BC doesn’t have a FedEx drop off or a pharmacy that accepts them so we held on to the completed swabs until Wednesday (4 days later) then dropped them off in Canmore at FedEx when we spent a down day walking around Banff.
No one seemed to care we didn’t turn them in within the 24hr window. In fact that gal on the phone said “turn them in at your earliest convenience” — that happened to be 4 days later.
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Yeah I paid like $135 at Carbon Health and got the results in 30 minutes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bandit Man