Let's see what the Canada/US/Western Europe death comparison chart can tell us for this week.

- The pandemic is not over in America just because younger people are vaccinated

- 3rd wave affecting European jurisdictions differently depending on policies

B.C. is back to a lower place on this chart than the previous two weeks ( https://twitter.com/j_mcelroy/status/1382930165961920512), but that's more of a function of other places being hit a bit worse by the 3rd wave.

Our vaccination strategy/uptake has had benefits in protecting the most vulnerable.

My answer has be the same as to people who have asked or demanded that I include other jurisdictions that I didn't originally include — the geographical consistency of the chart helps tell but one story, and it's a snapshot. https://twitter.com/Mikeazariah/status/1386067963833245698

It has actually been 365 days since I first did this chart, which showed death rates during the 1st wave.

Since then, some have argued B.C.'s got lucky at the start and has been just as bad as everyone else since.

The data doesn't really bear this out.

At the same time, B.C.'s hospitals are under a strain they haven't seen this entire pandemic.

Salim's numbers are for Coastal Health, but the situation is even worse in Fraser Health.

Best case, we still have 4-6 weeks of intense stress to go. https://twitter.com/realreporter/status/1385810756122210309