Dr. Adelsteinn Brown: Talking through his hat

Vincent J. Curtis

21 May 21

Dr. Adelsteinn Brown may look impressive and sound intimidating, but the image of the doctor on page one of today's Hamilton Spectator was of a man talking through his hat.  As I have repeatedly demonstration, lockdown measure have had no effect on the progress of the pandemic in Ontario.  It ebbs and flows in accordance with its nature.  The shape of the cases curve shows no “flattening” or sharp drops, or any other deviation from the characteristic shape of a pandemic curve that could be attributed to the intervention of man.

When Brown says, “if we’re careful and cautious we can maintain this momentum – and this momentum is what gets us to a good summer.” he is talking nonsense and trying to take credit where no credit is due.  He is offering both carrot and stick: if a fourth wave develops, the wicked and undisciplined people of Ontario will be punished with lockdown again.

What will stop a fourth wave is a high percentage of vaccination.  But while encouraging vaccination by negative re-enforcement (you’re stupid if you don’t), the authorities offer no positive re-enforcement, such as exempting the vaccinated from lockdown measures and mask-wearing.  Vaccines either work or not, and the authorities act as if they don’t know.  This ambivalence creates no confidence, and is yet another sign of the incompetence with which Ontario has been led through the crisis.

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